Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in China
China: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 26,170 million ton-km in 2023. β Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in China, 1974β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
China recorded 26,170 million ton-km for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 38.0% on the previous year and up 63.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in China peaked at 26,170 million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.2 million ton-km, in 1974.
China ranks 2nd of 181 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.57 million ton-km | 29.2 million ton-km | 123 million ton-km | 6 |
| 1980s | 391.14 million ton-km | 120.9 million ton-km | 731.8 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,745 million ton-km | 818.3 million ton-km | 3,295 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,564 million ton-km | 3,900 million ton-km | 11,976 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 19,849 million ton-km | 15,569 million ton-km | 25,395 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 21,340 million ton-km | 18,964 million ton-km | 26,170 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 United States 42,763 million ton-km compare
- 3 Qatar 13,927 million ton-km compare
- 4 United Arab Emirates 13,566 million ton-km compare
- 5 Germany 12,766 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for China
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.87 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 131.75 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 166.51 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 166.51 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.33 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in China?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in China was 26,170 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 26,170 million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2 million ton-km in 1974.
- How does China rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- China ranks 2nd out of 181 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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 β 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 β these are filled holes, not forecasts.