Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 1,308 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 1,308 million ton-km for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1,336 million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 258.1 million ton-km, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 258.1 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 311.7 million ton-km | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 377.4 million ton-km | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 521.8 million ton-km | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 598.1 million ton-km | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 721.5 million ton-km | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 908.7 million ton-km | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 943.2 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 985 million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1,074 million ton-km | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 1,047 million ton-km | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1,058 million ton-km | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,076 million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,258 million ton-km | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 1,237 million ton-km | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1,043 million ton-km | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 927.7 million ton-km | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 1,142 million ton-km | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 1,323 million ton-km | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 1,326 million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1,225 million ton-km | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 1,057 million ton-km | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 1,029 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,047 million ton-km | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,190 million ton-km | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 1,242 million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,242 million ton-km | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,303 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,225 million ton-km | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1,144 million ton-km | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1,138 million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,170 million ton-km | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,088 million ton-km | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,164 million ton-km | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,255 million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1,303 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,336 million ton-km | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,110 million ton-km | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 955.69 million ton-km | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 956.43 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,324 million ton-km | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 1,165 million ton-km | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 1,155 million ton-km | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,182 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,083 million ton-km | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,002 million ton-km | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 993.66 million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,310 million ton-km | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 1,246 million ton-km | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,196 million ton-km | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 923.86 million ton-km | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 1,173 million ton-km | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 1,136 million ton-km | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,308 million ton-km | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 669.96 million ton-km | 258.1 million ton-km | 1,074 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,144 million ton-km | 927.7 million ton-km | 1,326 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,170 million ton-km | 1,029 million ton-km | 1,303 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,148 million ton-km | 955.69 million ton-km | 1,336 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,166 million ton-km | 993.66 million ton-km | 1,324 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,135 million ton-km | 923.86 million ton-km | 1,308 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1,308 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,336 million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.1 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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.