Year to date · January–August 2026
33.7 million tonnes
August 2026 only
4.38 million tonnes
First port
24.4 million tonnes
What the data say · August 2026
The Canary Islands ports of general interest (Las Palmas and Santa Cruz de Tenerife) handled 33.7 million tonnes of total traffic in the year to August 2026, 0.8% less than in the same period of 2025. In August alone, the figure was 4.38 million tonnes, 8.5% more than in August 2025.
The Canary Islands ports account for 9% of the Spanish port system’s total traffic in the year to August 2026, which totalled 373 million tonnes.
Las Palmas ranks first among port authorities in the Canary Islands with 24.4 million tonnes in the year to August 2026 (0.4% less than a year earlier). It is followed by Santa Cruz de Tenerife (9.26 million).
Of the 8 months of 2026 with data, 3 are above the same month of 2025 and 5 below; over the last three months (June, July, August) the figure is up 2.8% on the same months of 2025; the largest year-on-year difference was in February (up 18.2%); the highest point in the series was March, at 4.57 M, and the lowest January, at 3.8 M.
Ranking of port authorities in the Canary Islands · year to date 2026
Month by month · 2026 vs 2025 · Canary Islands
Full table · 2 port authorities in the Canary Islands
| # | Port authorities in the Canary Islands | Jan–Aug 2026 | YoY change | August | Monthly change | Share | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Las Palmas | 24.4 M | −0.4% | 3.28 M | +7.6% | 72.5% | Port |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 9.26 M | −1.8% | 1.1 M | +11.3% | 27.5% | Port |
What this indicator measures
The Canary Islands have two port authorities of general interest: Las Palmas (Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura) and Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro). This page adds up their total traffic from the Puertos del Estado monthly statistics, compares them and calculates what share of the Spanish port system they represent.
Context
The Canary Islands ports supply the islands by sea and are a stop on the routes between Europe, West Africa and the Americas: Las Palmas stands out for container transhipment and ship bunkering, and Santa Cruz de Tenerife for energy bulk and inter-island traffic. Cruise traffic peaks in winter.
Frequently asked questions
Which is the first port in the Canary Islands by traffic?
Las Palmas, with 24.4 million tonnes in the year to August 2026, 72.5% of the total.
What share of Spanish port traffic do the Canary Islands handle?
9% in the year to August 2026: 33.7 million out of the system’s 373 million tonnes.
When is this data updated?
Puertos del Estado publishes the data every month. Latest data available: August 2026.
Source
Puertos del Estado. To explore the data in detail, use PortStats · monthly data by authority or see the original source.