Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend
IDA blend: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 895 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend is 895 million ton-km, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend peaked at 990.32 million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 88.6 million ton-km, in 1972.
That places IDA blend 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102.6 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 100.8 million ton-km | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 88.6 million ton-km | -12.1% |
| 1973 | 120.4 million ton-km | +35.9% |
| 1974 | 147.3 million ton-km | +22.3% |
| 1975 | 182.9 million ton-km | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 204 million ton-km | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 220.9 million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 272.3 million ton-km | +23.3% |
| 1979 | 294.8 million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 1980 | 345.5 million ton-km | +17.2% |
| 1981 | 381.1 million ton-km | +10.3% |
| 1982 | 387.3 million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 401.6 million ton-km | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 464.3 million ton-km | +15.6% |
| 1985 | 500.8 million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 499.2 million ton-km | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 588.6 million ton-km | +17.9% |
| 1988 | 669.1 million ton-km | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 654.2 million ton-km | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 645.5 million ton-km | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 625.8 million ton-km | -3.1% |
| 1992 | 698.6 million ton-km | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 703.6 million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 800.7 million ton-km | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 849.4 million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 1996 | 836.2 million ton-km | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 768.5 million ton-km | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 826.7 million ton-km | +7.6% |
| 1999 | 845.6 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 879.35 million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 914.63 million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 727.54 million ton-km | -20.5% |
| 2003 | 717.67 million ton-km | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 859.46 million ton-km | +19.8% |
| 2005 | 931.16 million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 990.32 million ton-km | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 875.08 million ton-km | -11.6% |
| 2008 | 877.13 million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 810.83 million ton-km | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 940.41 million ton-km | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 833.59 million ton-km | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 826.79 million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 837.35 million ton-km | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 728.8 million ton-km | -13.0% |
| 2015 | 697.43 million ton-km | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 715.76 million ton-km | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 808.28 million ton-km | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 802.47 million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 771.54 million ton-km | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 325.5 million ton-km | -57.8% |
| 2021 | 485.94 million ton-km | +49.3% |
| 2022 | 857.92 million ton-km | +76.6% |
| 2023 | 895 million ton-km | +4.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +76.6% | 485.94 million ton-km | 857.92 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 173.46 million ton-km | 88.6 million ton-km | 294.8 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 489.17 million ton-km | 345.5 million ton-km | 669.1 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 760.06 million ton-km | 625.8 million ton-km | 849.4 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 858.32 million ton-km | 717.67 million ton-km | 990.32 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 796.24 million ton-km | 697.43 million ton-km | 940.41 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 641.09 million ton-km | 325.5 million ton-km | 895 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More infrastructure data for IDA blend
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 581.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 84.2 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0145 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.8423 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA blend was 895 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 990.32 million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6 million ton-km in 1972.
- How does IDA blend rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- IDA blend ranks 37th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.