What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita recorded in North Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per person in 1997.

What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita recorded in North Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per person in 2021.

How does North Korea rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita?

North Korea ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.

Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita rising or falling in North Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this North Korea data come from?

The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea

Name: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

North Korea: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita was 0 million ton-km per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0 million ton-km per person

Change on year

up 240.0%

World rank

161st

of 180 countries

All-time high

0 million ton-km per person

in 1997

All-time low

0 million ton-km per person

in 2021

Years of data

1977–2023

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea, 1977–2023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km per person.

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea is 0 million ton-km per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 240.0% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea peaked at 0 million ton-km per person in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per person, in 2021.

North Korea 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), per capita in North Korea, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea, 1977 to 2023.
Year	million ton-km per person	Change
1977	0 million ton-km per person	—
1978	0 million ton-km per person	+4.4%
1979	0 million ton-km per person	+9.6%
1980	0 million ton-km per person	+8.5%
1981	0 million ton-km per person	-14.9%
1982	0 million ton-km per person	-1.5%
1983	0 million ton-km per person	+24.5%
1984	0 million ton-km per person	-1.5%
1985	0 million ton-km per person	-1.5%
1986	0 million ton-km per person	+6.8%
1987	0 million ton-km per person	+2.3%
1988	0 million ton-km per person	+5.8%
1989	0 million ton-km per person	+2.0%
1990	0 million ton-km per person	+1.8%
1991	0 million ton-km per person	-1.5%
1992	0 million ton-km per person	-1.5%
1993	0 million ton-km per person	-1.5%
1994	0 million ton-km per person	-1.4%
1995	0 million ton-km per person	+5.2%
1996	0 million ton-km per person	-1.0%
1997	0 million ton-km per person	+17.1%
1998	0 million ton-km per person	-61.9%
1999	0 million ton-km per person	+5.8%
2000	0 million ton-km per person	+9.1%
2001	0 million ton-km per person	-11.5%
2002	0 million ton-km per person	+10.4%
2003	0 million ton-km per person	+4.4%
2004	0 million ton-km per person	+16.2%
2005	0 million ton-km per person	+2.4%
2006	0 million ton-km per person	+3.5%
2007	0 million ton-km per person	+5.5%
2008	0 million ton-km per person	-5.9%
2009	0 million ton-km per person	-13.6%
2010	0 million ton-km per person	-18.9%
2011	0 million ton-km per person	-16.1%
2012	0 million ton-km per person	+103.2%
2013	0 million ton-km per person	+8.6%
2014	0 million ton-km per person	-88.8%
2015	0 million ton-km per person	-16.3%
2016	0 million ton-km per person	-20.5%
2017	0 million ton-km per person	+8.8%
2018	0 million ton-km per person	+94.1%
2019	0 million ton-km per person	-1.0%
2020	0 million ton-km per person	-97.6%
2021	0 million ton-km per person	-81.6%
2023	0 million ton-km per person	+240.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	3
1980s	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	10
1990s	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	10
2000s	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	10
2010s	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	10
2020s	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	0 million ton-km per person	3

Countries ranked near North Korea

158 Uganda 0 million ton-km per person compare
159 Cameroon 0 million ton-km per person compare
160 Benin 0 million ton-km per person compare
162 Namibia 0 million ton-km per person compare
163 Malawi 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Albania 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Estonia 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Gabon 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Ghana 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Gambia 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Iraq 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Monaco 0 million ton-km per person
164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Mali 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Somalia 0 million ton-km per person compare
164 Slovakia 0 million ton-km per person compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More infrastructure data for North Korea

Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.35 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions 24.13 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.18 million (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.48 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0448 units per person (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.0373 % change on previous year (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.18 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.2413 units per person (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, gaps filled 6.35 million (2022)
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 74 (2023)

All data for North Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea?: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North Korea was 0 million ton-km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita recorded in North Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per person in 1997.
What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita recorded in North Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per person in 2021.
How does North Korea rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita?: North Korea ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita rising or falling in North Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this North Korea data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) ÷ Population, total

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Air transport, freight Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)

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Indicator: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita
Unit: million ton-km per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.