Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa
Samoa: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 0.006 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa, 1996–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa is 0.006 million ton-km, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa peaked at 7.8 million ton-km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
Samoa ranks 161st of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.5 million ton-km | — |
| 1997 | 7.8 million ton-km | +420.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 million ton-km | -89.7% |
| 1999 | 2.1 million ton-km | +162.5% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million ton-km | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 2.08 million ton-km | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 2.31 million ton-km | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.5 million ton-km | -35.4% |
| 2004 | 1.75 million ton-km | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 1.81 million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 1.88 million ton-km | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 1.99 million ton-km | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 1.89 million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million ton-km | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0117 million ton-km | -99.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0151 million ton-km | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0176 million ton-km | +16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0088 million ton-km | -50.0% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2020 | 0.0041 million ton-km | — |
| 2021 | 0.0021 million ton-km | -48.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 million ton-km | +243.0% |
| 2023 | 0.006 million ton-km | -17.8% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 0.006 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million ton-km, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 0.006 million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million ton-km, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +420.0% | 1.5 million ton-km | 7.8 million ton-km |
| 2022 | +243.0% | 0.0021 million ton-km | 0.0072 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.05 million ton-km | 0.8 million ton-km | 7.8 million ton-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million ton-km | 1.5 million ton-km | 2.31 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 0.0176 million ton-km | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0048 million ton-km | 0.0021 million ton-km | 0.0072 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 158 American Samoa 0.0117 million ton-km compare
- 159 North Korea 0.0075 million ton-km compare
- 160 Benin 0.0064 million ton-km compare
- 162 Malawi 0.0006 million ton-km compare
- 163 Namibia 0.0003 million ton-km compare
- 164 Albania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Estonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gabon 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Ghana 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gambia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Iraq 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Monaco 0 million ton-km
- 164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mali 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Somalia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Slovakia 0 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Samoa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 134,320 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.4 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4,567 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.12 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0212 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -23.88 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4,567 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.624 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Samoa was 0.006 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8 million ton-km in 1997.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.