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

North America: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita was 0.0001 million ton-km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0001 million ton-km per person
Change on year
down 9.6%
Rank
1st
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.0001 million ton-km per person
in 2021
All-time low
0 million ton-km per person
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North America, 1970–2023

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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 America is 0.0001 million ton-km per person, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North America peaked at 0.0001 million ton-km per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per person, in 1970.

North America ranks 1st of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North America, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North America, 1970 to 2023.
Year million ton-km per person Change
1970 0 million ton-km per person
1971 0 million ton-km per person +6.1%
1972 0 million ton-km per person +11.8%
1973 0 million ton-km per person +11.2%
1974 0 million ton-km per person +2.1%
1975 0 million ton-km per person -4.1%
1976 0 million ton-km per person +5.2%
1977 0 million ton-km per person +4.7%
1978 0 million ton-km per person +5.3%
1979 0 million ton-km per person +2.3%
1980 0 million ton-km per person -1.2%
1981 0 million ton-km per person -0.8%
1982 0 million ton-km per person -3.9%
1983 0 million ton-km per person +10.8%
1984 0 million ton-km per person +10.4%
1985 0 million ton-km per person -6.2%
1986 0 million ton-km per person +7.8%
1987 0 million ton-km per person +11.3%
1988 0.0001 million ton-km per person +14.4%
1989 0.0001 million ton-km per person +5.0%
1990 0.0001 million ton-km per person +0.2%
1991 0.0001 million ton-km per person -4.1%
1992 0.0001 million ton-km per person +5.8%
1993 0.0001 million ton-km per person +3.7%
1994 0.0001 million ton-km per person +14.7%
1995 0.0001 million ton-km per person +2.2%
1996 0.0001 million ton-km per person +9.1%
1997 0.0001 million ton-km per person +15.6%
1998 0.0001 million ton-km per person -0.7%
1999 0.0001 million ton-km per person +4.7%
2000 0.0001 million ton-km per person +8.7%
2001 0.0001 million ton-km per person -8.5%
2002 0.0001 million ton-km per person +4.1%
2003 0.0001 million ton-km per person +13.7%
2004 0.0001 million ton-km per person +8.5%
2005 0.0001 million ton-km per person -1.5%
2006 0.0001 million ton-km per person +5.4%
2007 0.0001 million ton-km per person +0.6%
2008 0.0001 million ton-km per person -4.1%
2009 0.0001 million ton-km per person -11.3%
2010 0.0001 million ton-km per person +12.4%
2011 0.0001 million ton-km per person -0.1%
2012 0.0001 million ton-km per person -2.1%
2013 0.0001 million ton-km per person -5.6%
2014 0.0001 million ton-km per person +2.4%
2015 0.0001 million ton-km per person -1.7%
2016 0.0001 million ton-km per person +1.6%
2017 0.0001 million ton-km per person +7.8%
2018 0.0001 million ton-km per person +1.6%
2019 0.0001 million ton-km per person -0.3%
2020 0.0001 million ton-km per person -6.0%
2021 0.0001 million ton-km per person +14.0%
2022 0.0001 million ton-km per person -1.1%
2023 0.0001 million ton-km per person -9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person 10
1980s 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 10
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 10
2000s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 10
2010s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 10
2020s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person 4

Countries ranked near North America

  1. 1 Luxembourg 0.0103 million ton-km per person compare
  2. 2 Qatar 0.0052 million ton-km per person compare
  3. 3 United Arab Emirates 0.0013 million ton-km per person compare
  4. 4 Singapore 0.0013 million ton-km per person compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North America?
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita in North America was 0.0001 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 America?
The highest recorded value was 0.0001 million ton-km per person in 2021.
What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita recorded in North America?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per person in 1970.
How does North America rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita?
North America ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita rising or falling in North America?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America 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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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

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.