Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate was -12.83 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1993–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at -12.83 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 72.0% on the previous year and down 196.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 54.53 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -12.83 % change on previous year, in 2023.
That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -10.27 % change on previous year | — |
| 1994 | 26.82 % change on previous year | -361.2% |
| 1995 | 9.27 % change on previous year | -65.4% |
| 1996 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -124.0% |
| 1997 | 15.18 % change on previous year | -781.8% |
| 1998 | 36.15 % change on previous year | +138.2% |
| 1999 | 4.73 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2000 | 14.19 % change on previous year | +199.7% |
| 2001 | 2.29 % change on previous year | -83.9% |
| 2002 | 2.41 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 6.7 % change on previous year | +178.5% |
| 2004 | -12.21 % change on previous year | -282.2% |
| 2005 | -0.703 % change on previous year | -94.2% |
| 2006 | 15.2 % change on previous year | -2262.3% |
| 2007 | -4.3 % change on previous year | -128.3% |
| 2008 | 10.93 % change on previous year | -353.8% |
| 2009 | 54.53 % change on previous year | +399.1% |
| 2010 | 37.83 % change on previous year | -30.6% |
| 2011 | 28.67 % change on previous year | -24.2% |
| 2012 | 18.54 % change on previous year | -35.3% |
| 2013 | 13.27 % change on previous year | -28.4% |
| 2014 | 28.63 % change on previous year | +115.8% |
| 2015 | 17.76 % change on previous year | -38.0% |
| 2016 | 17.52 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 15.53 % change on previous year | -11.4% |
| 2018 | 21.94 % change on previous year | +41.3% |
| 2019 | 38.74 % change on previous year | +76.5% |
| 2020 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -90.9% |
| 2021 | 40.72 % change on previous year | +1056.0% |
| 2022 | -7.46 % change on previous year | -118.3% |
| 2023 | -12.83 % change on previous year | +72.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.38 % change on previous year | -10.27 % change on previous year | 36.15 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2000s | 8.9 % change on previous year | -12.21 % change on previous year | 54.53 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.84 % change on previous year | 13.27 % change on previous year | 38.74 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.99 % change on previous year | -12.83 % change on previous year | 40.72 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 37 India 23.59 % change on previous year compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 22.54 % change on previous year compare
- 39 Viet Nam 21.08 % change on previous year compare
- 40 Thailand 20.75 % change on previous year compare
- 41 Spain 18.26 % change on previous year compare
- 42 Nigeria 17.87 % change on previous year compare
- 43 Bahamas 17.29 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 299.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 29.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 29.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.18 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was -12.83 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.53 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.83 % change on previous year in 2023.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 40th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 196.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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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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.