Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled was 48,207 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Upper middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Upper middle income stood at 48,207 million ton-km. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Upper middle income peaked at 48,207 million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,208 million ton-km, in 1974.
Upper middle income ranks 11th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1,208 million ton-km | — |
| 1975 | 1,369 million ton-km | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 1,574 million ton-km | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 1,756 million ton-km | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 2,059 million ton-km | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 2,141 million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2,424 million ton-km | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 2,843 million ton-km | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 3,140 million ton-km | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 3,323 million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 3,898 million ton-km | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 4,092 million ton-km | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 4,466 million ton-km | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 4,922 million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 5,236 million ton-km | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 5,373 million ton-km | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 5,840 million ton-km | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 6,210 million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 7,066 million ton-km | +13.8% |
| 1993 | 7,752 million ton-km | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 8,685 million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 9,127 million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 9,607 million ton-km | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 11,279 million ton-km | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 10,998 million ton-km | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 11,878 million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 13,510 million ton-km | +13.7% |
| 2001 | 13,381 million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14,440 million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 15,657 million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 18,363 million ton-km | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 18,980 million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 19,534 million ton-km | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23,355 million ton-km | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 23,249 million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 25,622 million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 31,109 million ton-km | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 30,778 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 29,950 million ton-km | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 31,204 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 33,817 million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 35,408 million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 36,841 million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 41,331 million ton-km | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 45,057 million ton-km | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 47,125 million ton-km | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 35,713 million ton-km | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 42,448 million ton-km | +18.9% |
| 2022 | 40,844 million ton-km | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 48,207 million ton-km | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,685 million ton-km | 1,208 million ton-km | 2,141 million ton-km | 6 |
| 1980s | 3,972 million ton-km | 2,424 million ton-km | 5,373 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 8,844 million ton-km | 5,840 million ton-km | 11,878 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,609 million ton-km | 13,381 million ton-km | 25,622 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,262 million ton-km | 29,950 million ton-km | 47,125 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,803 million ton-km | 35,713 million ton-km | 48,207 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More infrastructure data for Upper middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.76 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 313.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1017 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 313.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Upper middle income?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled in Upper middle income was 48,207 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 48,207 million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,208 million ton-km in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.