Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 2,036 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Canada, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2,036 million ton-km for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is down 34.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Canada peaked at 3,240 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 370.9 million ton-km, in 1970.
Canada ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 370.9 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 403.5 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 433.4 million ton-km | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 484.2 million ton-km | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 520.3 million ton-km | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 534.3 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 567.7 million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 550.4 million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 608.6 million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 670.4 million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 688.6 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 713.1 million ton-km | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 746.6 million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 825.6 million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 967.2 million ton-km | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 989.8 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 977 million ton-km | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1,007 million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,171 million ton-km | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 1,311 million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 1,385 million ton-km | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1,241 million ton-km | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 1,250 million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,369 million ton-km | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 1,479 million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1,637 million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1,781 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 1,956 million ton-km | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1,806 million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1,882 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,896 million ton-km | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,710 million ton-km | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1,578 million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1,496 million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1,657 million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 1,527 million ton-km | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1,503 million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,430 million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,389 million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,347 million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,957 million ton-km | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 1,980 million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,960 million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,946 million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,084 million ton-km | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2,075 million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,246 million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2,841 million ton-km | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 2,482 million ton-km | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 3,109 million ton-km | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 2,306 million ton-km | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 3,240 million ton-km | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 3,098 million ton-km | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2,036 million ton-km | -34.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2,036 million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million ton-km, 7.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514.37 million ton-km | 370.9 million ton-km | 670.4 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 939.66 million ton-km | 688.6 million ton-km | 1,311 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,579 million ton-km | 1,241 million ton-km | 1,956 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,553 million ton-km | 1,347 million ton-km | 1,896 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,268 million ton-km | 1,946 million ton-km | 3,109 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,670 million ton-km | 2,036 million ton-km | 3,240 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Canada?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Canada was 2,036 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3,240 million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 370.9 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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)
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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.