Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives
Maldives: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 29.46 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives is 29.46 million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 401.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 29.46 million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
Maldives ranks 78th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.1 million ton-km | — |
| 1976 | 0.2 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 0.3 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4 million ton-km | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 0.4 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.3 million ton-km | +225.0% |
| 1986 | 1.4 million ton-km | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 0.2 million ton-km | -85.7% |
| 1995 | 2.9 million ton-km | +1350.0% |
| 1996 | 6.8 million ton-km | +134.5% |
| 1997 | 6.6 million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.3 million ton-km | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 11.9 million ton-km | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 13.17 million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 0.008 million ton-km | -99.9% |
| 2002 | 0.009 million ton-km | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.009 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.011 million ton-km | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.013 million ton-km | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 0.013 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.013 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.013 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.013 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.88 million ton-km | +45120.8% |
| 2016 | 6.87 million ton-km | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 7.75 million ton-km | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2020 | 2.29 million ton-km | — |
| 2021 | 1.74 million ton-km | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 27.62 million ton-km | +1489.4% |
| 2023 | 29.46 million ton-km | +6.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 29.46 million ton-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million ton-km, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 29.46 million ton-km is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.15 million ton-km, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +45120.8% | 0.013 million ton-km | 5.88 million ton-km |
| 2022 | +1489.4% | 1.74 million ton-km | 27.62 million ton-km |
| 1995 | +1350.0% | 0.2 million ton-km | 2.9 million ton-km |
| 1985 | +225.0% | 0.4 million ton-km | 1.3 million ton-km |
| 1996 | +134.5% | 2.9 million ton-km | 6.8 million ton-km |
| 2001 | -99.9% | 13.17 million ton-km | 0.008 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 million ton-km | 0.1 million ton-km | 0.3 million ton-km | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.6571 million ton-km | 0.3 million ton-km | 1.4 million ton-km | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.45 million ton-km | 0.2 million ton-km | 11.9 million ton-km | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million ton-km | 0.008 million ton-km | 13.17 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.1 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 7.75 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.27 million ton-km | 1.74 million ton-km | 29.46 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
More infrastructure data for Maldives
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 781,866 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 148.14 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11,998 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.27 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0227 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 11,998 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.48 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 Maldives?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Maldives was 29.46 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.46 million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 78th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.