Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin
Benin: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 0.0064 million ton-km in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin, 1970–2016
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin is 0.0064 million ton-km, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.2% on the previous year and down 98.5% over five years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin peaked at 21 million ton-km in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2010.
That places Benin 160th out of 180 countries with data for 2016, 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), gaps filled in Benin, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 7.1 million ton-km | +22.4% |
| 1972 | 8 million ton-km | +12.7% |
| 1973 | 8.3 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 10.8 million ton-km | +30.1% |
| 1975 | 11.5 million ton-km | +6.5% |
| 1976 | 13.1 million ton-km | +13.9% |
| 1977 | 13 million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 14.6 million ton-km | +12.3% |
| 1979 | 17.1 million ton-km | +17.1% |
| 1980 | 18 million ton-km | +5.3% |
| 1981 | 21 million ton-km | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 21 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 18.7 million ton-km | -11.0% |
| 1984 | 17.4 million ton-km | -7.0% |
| 1985 | 18.4 million ton-km | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 16.5 million ton-km | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 16.3 million ton-km | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 15.9 million ton-km | -2.5% |
| 1989 | 18 million ton-km | +13.2% |
| 1990 | 17.7 million ton-km | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 16.1 million ton-km | -9.0% |
| 1992 | 15.2 million ton-km | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 14.2 million ton-km | -6.6% |
| 1994 | 14.4 million ton-km | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 15.3 million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 16.4 million ton-km | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 15.3 million ton-km | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 13.5 million ton-km | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 13.7 million ton-km | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 12.27 million ton-km | -10.4% |
| 2001 | 7.36 million ton-km | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4418 million ton-km | — |
| 2012 | 0.4418 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million ton-km | +186.3% |
| 2014 | 0.5539 million ton-km | -56.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8053 million ton-km | +45.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0064 million ton-km | -99.2% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 0.0064 million ton-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million ton-km, 0% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Benin's 0.0064 million ton-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6398 million ton-km, 1% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +186.3% | 0.4418 million ton-km | 1.27 million ton-km |
| 2010 | -100.0% | 7.36 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km |
| 2016 | -99.2% | 0.8053 million ton-km | 0.0064 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.93 million ton-km | 5.8 million ton-km | 17.1 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.12 million ton-km | 15.9 million ton-km | 21 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.18 million ton-km | 13.5 million ton-km | 17.7 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.82 million ton-km | 7.36 million ton-km | 12.27 million ton-km | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5021 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 1.27 million ton-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Benin
More infrastructure data for Benin
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 18.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,350 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0093 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,350 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.26 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Benin was 0.0064 million ton-km in 2016, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21 million ton-km in 1981.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2010.
- How does Benin rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Benin ranks 160th out of 180 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.