Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate was 6.01 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1971–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) stood at 6.01 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 46.2% on the previous year and down 72.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 39.46 % change on previous year in 2009 and was at its lowest, -32.65 % change on previous year, in 2010.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 8.51 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 22.85 % change on previous year | +168.6% |
| 1973 | 19.03 % change on previous year | -16.7% |
| 1974 | 21.53 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 1975 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -89.6% |
| 1976 | 9.58 % change on previous year | +327.7% |
| 1977 | 17.49 % change on previous year | +82.6% |
| 1978 | 12.83 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5848 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1980 | 6.75 % change on previous year | +1055.1% |
| 1981 | 8.76 % change on previous year | +29.6% |
| 1982 | 9.19 % change on previous year | +5.0% |
| 1983 | -5.7 % change on previous year | -162.0% |
| 1984 | 19.51 % change on previous year | -442.2% |
| 1985 | 3.94 % change on previous year | -79.8% |
| 1986 | 8.54 % change on previous year | +116.6% |
| 1987 | 3.15 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1988 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -276.6% |
| 1989 | 8.08 % change on previous year | -245.4% |
| 1990 | 2.1 % change on previous year | -74.1% |
| 1991 | -2.34 % change on previous year | -211.8% |
| 1992 | 10.19 % change on previous year | -534.5% |
| 1993 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 12.29 % change on previous year | +104.4% |
| 1995 | -4.74 % change on previous year | -138.6% |
| 1996 | -3.84 % change on previous year | -18.9% |
| 1997 | 28.76 % change on previous year | -848.4% |
| 1998 | -2.84 % change on previous year | -109.9% |
| 1999 | -11.76 % change on previous year | +314.3% |
| 2000 | 8.83 % change on previous year | -175.1% |
| 2001 | -10.97 % change on previous year | -224.1% |
| 2002 | -2 % change on previous year | -81.7% |
| 2003 | 2.36 % change on previous year | -217.7% |
| 2004 | 22.91 % change on previous year | +872.0% |
| 2005 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -111.5% |
| 2006 | -4.23 % change on previous year | +60.6% |
| 2007 | 5.15 % change on previous year | -221.8% |
| 2008 | 12.36 % change on previous year | +139.8% |
| 2009 | 39.46 % change on previous year | +219.3% |
| 2010 | -32.65 % change on previous year | -182.7% |
| 2011 | -2.1 % change on previous year | -93.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0501 % change on previous year | -102.4% |
| 2013 | 21.95 % change on previous year | +43672.4% |
| 2014 | -1.88 % change on previous year | -108.6% |
| 2015 | -0.247 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 2016 | -3.45 % change on previous year | +1297.4% |
| 2017 | 15.42 % change on previous year | -546.8% |
| 2018 | 6.47 % change on previous year | -58.1% |
| 2019 | -2.63 % change on previous year | -140.7% |
| 2020 | -24.54 % change on previous year | +832.6% |
| 2021 | 16.02 % change on previous year | -165.3% |
| 2022 | 11.17 % change on previous year | -30.3% |
| 2023 | 6.01 % change on previous year | -46.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.74 % change on previous year | 0.5848 % change on previous year | 22.85 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 5.67 % change on previous year | -5.7 % change on previous year | 19.51 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.38 % change on previous year | -11.76 % change on previous year | 28.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.12 % change on previous year | -10.97 % change on previous year | 39.46 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0929 % change on previous year | -32.65 % change on previous year | 21.95 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 % change on previous year | -24.54 % change on previous year | 16.02 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 14 Mongolia 108.36 % change on previous year compare
- 15 Oman 92.6 % change on previous year compare
- 16 Togo 74.82 % change on previous year compare
- 17 Vanuatu 74.64 % change on previous year compare
- 18 Malaysia 69.76 % change on previous year compare
- 19 Honduras 68.91 % change on previous year compare
- 20 Lithuania 66.72 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 6.01 % 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.46 % change on previous year in 2009.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -32.65 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 17th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (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.