Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA total
IDA total: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 5,784 million ton-km in 2023. β Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA total, 1970β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA total stood at 5,784 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 126.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA total peaked at 6,269 million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 235.2 million ton-km, in 1970.
That places IDA total 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | 408.61 million ton-km | 235.2 million ton-km | 691.1 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 993.71 million ton-km | 735.5 million ton-km | 1,298 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,451 million ton-km | 1,232 million ton-km | 1,617 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,656 million ton-km | 1,364 million ton-km | 1,891 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,811 million ton-km | 2,098 million ton-km | 3,948 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,162 million ton-km | 3,704 million ton-km | 6,269 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 22.00 million (2025)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0111 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA total?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in IDA total was 5,784 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 6,269 million ton-km in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 235.2 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- IDA total ranks 22nd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 126.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this IDA total 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.