Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
174
Highest
584.2 % change on previous year
Malawi
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Slovak Republic
Median
-1.55 % change on previous year
Years covered
53
1971–2023
Data points
9,245
What the numbers show
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 584.2 % change on previous year in Malawi; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Slovak Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.55 % change on previous year, and the mean is 7.15 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 6.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 92 fell. The largest increase was in Serbia (up 52,131.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 108,886.0%).
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 584.2 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 7,268.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Armenia | 558.5 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 936.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Botswana | 465.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,108.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Haiti | 282.89 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 269.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,198.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Ireland | 234.66 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6,049.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 224.68 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 9,514.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Cape Verde | 213.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,060.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Senegal | 201.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 465.3% | volatile |
| 10 | El Salvador | 127.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,640.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Cyprus | 122.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 349.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkmenistan | 119.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Ecuador | 111.84 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 2,926.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Mongolia | 108.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,747.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Oman | 92.6 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,033.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Togo | 74.82 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 288.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Vanuatu | 74.64 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 5,177.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 69.76 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 522.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Honduras | 68.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,012.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Lithuania | 66.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Singapore | 61.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 892.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Cuba | 60.25 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 4,311.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 54.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Myanmar | 54.58 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 315.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | 49.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 492.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Marshall Islands | 49.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,587.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Brunei Darussalam | 49.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 10,074.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 47.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,643.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Fiji | 46.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 297.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 41.46 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 158.3% | volatile |
| 31 | China (People’s Republic of) | 38 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,120.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Serbia | 36.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 52,131.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Iceland | 30.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,396.5% | volatile |
| 34 | Libya | 26.79 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 63.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Kuwait | 26.45 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 432.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Russia | 26.07 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 819.7% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 23.59 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 141.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 21.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,766.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Thailand | 20.75 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 584.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Spain | 18.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 218.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Nigeria | 17.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Bahamas | 17.29 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 17.18 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 2,332.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Uzbekistan | 16 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 251.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Suriname | 13.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Montenegro | 13.72 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Colombia | 11.91 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Poland | 11.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 11.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 436.0% | volatile |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 9.8 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 388.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Mauritius | 9.36 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 3,512.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Hungary | 8.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 108.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Belgium | 8.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 38.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 7 % change on previous year | 2000 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Ethiopia | 7 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 57 | Maldives | 6.67 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 58 | France | 5.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Zambia | 4.77 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 144.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Argentina | 4.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 61 | United Arab Emirates | 4.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Paraguay | 4.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Finland | 3.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 181.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Rwanda | 3.49 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 65 | Chad | 3.4 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 66 | Philippines | 3.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 107.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Denmark | 2.09 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Belize | 1.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 69 | North Macedonia | 1.71 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 1.42 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 112.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Sweden | 1.34 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Austria | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Norway | 1.17 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 83.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Portugal | 0.3078 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 172.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Barbados | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Djibouti | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Guinea | 0 % change on previous year | 1997 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Lesotho | 0 % change on previous year | 1991 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.1375 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 98.3% | volatile |
| 82 | Yemen | -0.3943 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 99.6% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | -0.4063 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Morocco | -0.6277 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Türkiye | -0.6439 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 103.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Australia | -0.7053 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 97.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Germany | -0.7054 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 151.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Costa Rica | -0.847 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Qatar | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 107.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Mozambique | -1.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Uganda | -2 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 110.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Netherlands | -2.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Brazil | -3.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 116.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Sao Tome and Principe | -3.4 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Egypt | -3.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 145.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | -3.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 97 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4.01 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Switzerland | -4.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 179.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Lebanon | -5.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 113.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Somalia | -5.34 % change on previous year | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 101 | New Zealand | -5.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 102 | United States | -6.98 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Peru | -7.72 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Jordan | -8.85 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Central African Republic | -8.99 % change on previous year | 1991 | down 154.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Israel | -9.1 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 703.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Congo | -9.7 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Kiribati | -9.88 % change on previous year | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 109 | Korea | -10.53 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 9.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Dominican Republic | -10.71 % change on previous year | 1994 | down 129.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Sri Lanka | -11.52 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 130.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Greece | -11.9 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Algeria | -12.09 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 170.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | -12.14 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 115 | Japan | -12.54 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 231.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Luxembourg | -13.96 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 174.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Romania | -14.2 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 117.8% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | -14.4 % change on previous year | 2009 | down 298.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | -14.42 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 10.4% | volatile |
| 120 | Samoa | -17.84 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 160.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | -19.17 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Naoero | -19.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 41.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Panama | -21.65 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 125.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Eswatini | -21.89 % change on previous year | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | -23.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Syrian Arab Republic | -25.3 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Chile | -25.71 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 2,562.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Sudan | -26.97 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Bulgaria | -27.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 159.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | -27.93 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 320.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Italy | -29.38 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 338.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Seychelles | -30.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 110.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | -33.77 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 174.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Canada | -34.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 4,804.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Republic of Moldova | -35.19 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -36.03 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 230.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Antigua and Barbuda | -38.56 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 165.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Cambodia | -39.92 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 40.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Kenya | -42.94 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 528.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Nepal | -47.28 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 108,886.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Azerbaijan | -49.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 233.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Czechia | -53.87 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 167.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -56.27 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 144 | South Africa | -58.37 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,226.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Burkina Faso | -59.17 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 245.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Madagascar | -60.73 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 258.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Malta | -61.32 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 87.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Niger | -64.74 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 146.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Equatorial Guinea | -66.08 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 24.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Afghanistan | -67.51 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Kazakhstan | -70.05 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 995.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | -71.83 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 760.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Papua New Guinea | -78.24 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 631.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -78.68 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 2,785.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Guyana | -79.72 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 341.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Guatemala | -81.36 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 3,569.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | -81.5 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 418.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Ukraine | -88.9 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,300.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Bangladesh | -89.41 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 286.9% | volatile |
| 160 | Latvia | -90.63 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,138.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Bhutan | -93.16 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 367.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Georgia | -95.62 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 1,082.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Benin | -99.2 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 148.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | -99.66 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 492.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Macau, China | -99.93 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 316.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Namibia | -99.98 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 332.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Hong Kong, China | -99.98 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,616.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Gabon | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 1,244.6% | volatile |
| 168 | Ghana | -100 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 214.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Iraq | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 518.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Jamaica | -100 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 171.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Mali | -100 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 150.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Mauritania | -100 % change on previous year | 2012 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Sierra Leone | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Slovak Republic | -100 % change on previous year | 2010 | down 300.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 48.61 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 37.2 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 37.19 % change on previous year
- East Asia & Pacific 32.79 % change on previous year
- Africa Western and Central 26.74 % change on previous year
- Upper middle income 18.03 % change on previous year
- IBRD only 16.11 % change on previous year
- Middle income 15.34 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15.12 % change on previous year
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 15.12 % change on previous year
- Low & middle income 14.75 % change on previous year
- IDA & IBRD total 13.26 % change on previous year
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Air transport, freight Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.