Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 7.12 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 7.12 million ton-km, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 78.2% on the previous year and down 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea peaked at 38.19 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.9 million ton-km, in 1976.
Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.7 million ton-km | — |
| 1976 | 3.9 million ton-km | -17.0% |
| 1977 | 6.2 million ton-km | +59.0% |
| 1978 | 8.8 million ton-km | +41.9% |
| 1979 | 8 million ton-km | -9.1% |
| 1980 | 8.6 million ton-km | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 8.9 million ton-km | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 8.8 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 7.5 million ton-km | -14.8% |
| 1984 | 11.2 million ton-km | +49.3% |
| 1985 | 9.6 million ton-km | -14.3% |
| 1986 | 9.5 million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 9.4 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 12.9 million ton-km | +37.2% |
| 1989 | 14.8 million ton-km | +14.7% |
| 1990 | 14.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15.6 million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 16.1 million ton-km | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 14.6 million ton-km | -9.3% |
| 1994 | 17.2 million ton-km | +17.8% |
| 1995 | 18 million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 18 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 15.7 million ton-km | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 13.5 million ton-km | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 20.7 million ton-km | +53.3% |
| 2000 | 22.32 million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 2001 | 21.74 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 24.18 million ton-km | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 17.07 million ton-km | -29.4% |
| 2004 | 23.21 million ton-km | +36.0% |
| 2005 | 21.11 million ton-km | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 21.89 million ton-km | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 23.07 million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 22 million ton-km | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 19.34 million ton-km | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 28.5 million ton-km | +47.4% |
| 2011 | 32.2 million ton-km | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 28.53 million ton-km | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 32.73 million ton-km | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 33.4 million ton-km | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 27.37 million ton-km | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 26.9 million ton-km | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.23 million ton-km | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 31.04 million ton-km | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 30.69 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.85 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 38.19 million ton-km | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 32.72 million ton-km | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 7.12 million ton-km | -78.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.32 million ton-km | 3.9 million ton-km | 8.8 million ton-km | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.12 million ton-km | 7.5 million ton-km | 14.8 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.42 million ton-km | 13.5 million ton-km | 20.7 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.59 million ton-km | 17.07 million ton-km | 24.18 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.06 million ton-km | 26.9 million ton-km | 33.4 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.47 million ton-km | 7.12 million ton-km | 38.19 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More infrastructure data for Papua New Guinea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.10 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 38.77 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 172,691 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.69 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0169 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 172,691 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3877 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Papua New Guinea was 7.12 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 38.19 million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9 million ton-km in 1976.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 99th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.