Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium

Belgium: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 8.5%
World rank
13th
of 180 countries
All-time high
0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0199 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2003
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000–2023

0.020.030.040.050.062000201120232000: 0.034 million ton-km per square kilometre2001: 0.028 million ton-km per square kilometre2002: 0.022 million ton-km per square kilometre2003: 0.02 million ton-km per square kilometre2004: 0.024 million ton-km per square kilometre2005: 0.023 million ton-km per square kilometre2006: 0.024 million ton-km per square kilometre2007: 0.025 million ton-km per square kilometre2008: 0.032 million ton-km per square kilometre2009: 0.047 million ton-km per square kilometre2010: 0.035 million ton-km per square kilometre2011: 0.041 million ton-km per square kilometre2012: 0.045 million ton-km per square kilometre2013: 0.051 million ton-km per square kilometre2014: 0.053 million ton-km per square kilometre2015: 0.049 million ton-km per square kilometre2016: 0.05 million ton-km per square kilometre2017: 0.052 million ton-km per square kilometre2018: 0.042 million ton-km per square kilometre2019: 0.044 million ton-km per square kilometre2020: 0.041 million ton-km per square kilometre2021: 0.06 million ton-km per square kilometre2022: 0.055 million ton-km per square kilometre2023: 0.06 million ton-km per square kilometre

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium is 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium peaked at 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0199 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 2003.

Belgium ranks 13th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium, 2000 to 2023.
Year million ton-km per square kilometre Change
2000 0.0335 million ton-km per square kilometre
2001 0.0281 million ton-km per square kilometre -16.2%
2002 0.0216 million ton-km per square kilometre -23.1%
2003 0.0199 million ton-km per square kilometre -7.8%
2004 0.0235 million ton-km per square kilometre +17.9%
2005 0.0232 million ton-km per square kilometre -1.1%
2006 0.0244 million ton-km per square kilometre +5.0%
2007 0.0249 million ton-km per square kilometre +2.0%
2008 0.0324 million ton-km per square kilometre +30.0%
2009 0.0471 million ton-km per square kilometre +45.4%
2010 0.0352 million ton-km per square kilometre -25.2%
2011 0.0409 million ton-km per square kilometre +16.3%
2012 0.0452 million ton-km per square kilometre +10.4%
2013 0.0515 million ton-km per square kilometre +13.9%
2014 0.0526 million ton-km per square kilometre +2.3%
2015 0.0488 million ton-km per square kilometre -7.3%
2016 0.0496 million ton-km per square kilometre +1.7%
2017 0.0519 million ton-km per square kilometre +4.6%
2018 0.0422 million ton-km per square kilometre -18.8%
2019 0.0444 million ton-km per square kilometre +5.3%
2020 0.0415 million ton-km per square kilometre -6.5%
2021 0.0599 million ton-km per square kilometre +44.5%
2022 0.0553 million ton-km per square kilometre -7.7%
2023 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre +8.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0279 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0199 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0471 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0462 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0352 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0526 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0542 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0415 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Belgium

  1. 10 Maldives 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  2. 11 Netherlands 0.0976 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  3. 12 Mauritius 0.0852 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  4. 14 Germany 0.0365 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  5. 15 Switzerland 0.0318 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  6. 16 Israel 0.0282 million ton-km per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium?
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Belgium was 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
The highest recorded value was 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Belgium?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0199 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2003.
How does Belgium rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Belgium ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Belgium?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belgium data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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

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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre
Unit
million ton-km per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,642 data points, 1970–2023
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Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.