Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 5,053 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 5,053 million ton-km, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 5,384 million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 453.8 million ton-km, in 1970.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 453.8 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 492.4 million ton-km | +8.5% |
| 1972 | 604.9 million ton-km | +22.8% |
| 1973 | 720 million ton-km | +19.0% |
| 1974 | 875 million ton-km | +21.5% |
| 1975 | 894.6 million ton-km | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 980.3 million ton-km | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 1,152 million ton-km | +17.5% |
| 1978 | 1,300 million ton-km | +12.8% |
| 1979 | 1,307 million ton-km | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 1,396 million ton-km | +6.8% |
| 1981 | 1,518 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 1,657 million ton-km | +9.2% |
| 1983 | 1,563 million ton-km | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 1,868 million ton-km | +19.5% |
| 1985 | 1,941 million ton-km | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 2,107 million ton-km | +8.5% |
| 1987 | 2,173 million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 2,052 million ton-km | -5.6% |
| 1989 | 2,218 million ton-km | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 2,265 million ton-km | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 2,212 million ton-km | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 2,437 million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 1993 | 2,584 million ton-km | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 2,901 million ton-km | +12.3% |
| 1995 | 2,764 million ton-km | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 2,657 million ton-km | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 3,422 million ton-km | +28.8% |
| 1998 | 3,324 million ton-km | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 2,934 million ton-km | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 3,193 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 2,843 million ton-km | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 2,786 million ton-km | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 2,851 million ton-km | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3,505 million ton-km | +22.9% |
| 2005 | 3,412 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 3,268 million ton-km | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 3,436 million ton-km | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3,861 million ton-km | +12.4% |
| 2009 | 5,384 million ton-km | +39.5% |
| 2010 | 3,627 million ton-km | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 3,550 million ton-km | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 3,552 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 4,332 million ton-km | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 4,250 million ton-km | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 4,240 million ton-km | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 4,093 million ton-km | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 4,725 million ton-km | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 5,030 million ton-km | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 4,898 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 3,696 million ton-km | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 4,288 million ton-km | +16.0% |
| 2022 | 4,767 million ton-km | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 5,053 million ton-km | +6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 877.96 million ton-km | 453.8 million ton-km | 1,307 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,849 million ton-km | 1,396 million ton-km | 2,218 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,750 million ton-km | 2,212 million ton-km | 3,422 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,454 million ton-km | 2,786 million ton-km | 5,384 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,230 million ton-km | 3,550 million ton-km | 5,030 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,451 million ton-km | 3,696 million ton-km | 5,053 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- 20 India 1,807 million ton-km compare
- 21 Thailand 1,650 million ton-km compare
- 22 Chile 1,499 million ton-km compare
- 23 Azerbaijan 1,434 million ton-km compare
- 24 Brazil 1,387 million ton-km compare
- 25 Russian Federation 1,269 million ton-km compare
- 26 Switzerland 1,258 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 704.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.7 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 72.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1149 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 72.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 5,053 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 5,384 million ton-km in 2009.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 453.8 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.