Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate was 15.12 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 15.12 % change on previous year.
The figure is up 585.0% on the previous year and up 555.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 38.41 % change on previous year in 2010 and was at its lowest, -22.73 % change on previous year, in 2020.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 20.77 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 21.08 % change on previous year | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 38.26 % change on previous year | +81.5% |
| 1974 | 14.62 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1975 | 20.63 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 1976 | 25.95 % change on previous year | +25.8% |
| 1977 | 3.8 % change on previous year | -85.4% |
| 1978 | 4.43 % change on previous year | +16.7% |
| 1979 | 9.05 % change on previous year | +104.1% |
| 1980 | -2.49 % change on previous year | -127.5% |
| 1981 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -142.2% |
| 1982 | 1.64 % change on previous year | +56.5% |
| 1983 | 16.92 % change on previous year | +929.1% |
| 1984 | -1.63 % change on previous year | -109.6% |
| 1985 | -15.74 % change on previous year | +865.5% |
| 1986 | -11.02 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1987 | 23.08 % change on previous year | -309.4% |
| 1988 | 15.89 % change on previous year | -31.2% |
| 1989 | 0.2494 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1990 | -7.64 % change on previous year | -3165.1% |
| 1991 | -13.75 % change on previous year | +79.9% |
| 1992 | -2.59 % change on previous year | -81.1% |
| 1993 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -167.8% |
| 1994 | 13.65 % change on previous year | +676.4% |
| 1995 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -67.9% |
| 1996 | -0.0322 % change on previous year | -100.7% |
| 1997 | 4.92 % change on previous year | -15379.9% |
| 1998 | -6.02 % change on previous year | -222.3% |
| 1999 | -6.58 % change on previous year | +9.4% |
| 2000 | -0.5087 % change on previous year | -92.3% |
| 2001 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -643.1% |
| 2002 | -7 % change on previous year | -353.5% |
| 2003 | 7.02 % change on previous year | -200.2% |
| 2004 | 7.81 % change on previous year | +11.3% |
| 2005 | 3.81 % change on previous year | -51.2% |
| 2006 | 2.54 % change on previous year | -33.3% |
| 2007 | -16.95 % change on previous year | -766.4% |
| 2008 | -13.87 % change on previous year | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 0.077 % change on previous year | -100.6% |
| 2010 | 38.41 % change on previous year | +49775.0% |
| 2011 | -11.96 % change on previous year | -131.1% |
| 2012 | -0.8589 % change on previous year | -92.8% |
| 2013 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -368.5% |
| 2014 | -8.42 % change on previous year | -464.9% |
| 2015 | -7.47 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2016 | -0.8028 % change on previous year | -89.3% |
| 2017 | 31.79 % change on previous year | -4059.7% |
| 2018 | -4.82 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 2019 | -4.07 % change on previous year | -15.7% |
| 2020 | -22.73 % change on previous year | +458.6% |
| 2021 | 26.93 % change on previous year | -218.5% |
| 2022 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -111.6% |
| 2023 | 15.12 % change on previous year | -585.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +49775.0% | 0.077 % change on previous year | 38.41 % change on previous year |
| 1997 | +15379.9% | -0.0322 % change on previous year | 4.92 % change on previous year |
| 2017 | +4059.7% | -0.8028 % change on previous year | 31.79 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | -3165.1% | 0.2494 % change on previous year | -7.64 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.62 % change on previous year | 3.8 % change on previous year | 38.26 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 2.8 % change on previous year | -15.74 % change on previous year | 23.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.19 % change on previous year | -13.75 % change on previous year | 13.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.43 % change on previous year | -16.95 % change on previous year | 7.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.41 % change on previous year | -11.96 % change on previous year | 38.41 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.05 % change on previous year | -22.73 % change on previous year | 26.93 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 6 Ireland 234.66 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Pakistan 224.68 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Cape Verde 213.65 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Senegal 201.48 % change on previous year compare
- 10 El Salvador 127.52 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Cyprus 122.58 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Turkmenistan 119.03 % change on previous year compare
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 761.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0942 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 15.12 % 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.41 % change on previous year in 2010.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -22.73 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), annual growth rate rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 555.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.