Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, 1974–2023
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 East Asia & Pacific is 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 32.8% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 0.0031 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | million ton-km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +18.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0019 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0031 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | -23.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | -17.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre | +32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0031 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 2 Hong Kong, China 8.23 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 3 Luxembourg 2.67 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 4 Qatar 1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 1.12 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 6 Macau, China 0.2588 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 8 Naoero 0.1472 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 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), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in East Asia & Pacific was 0.0029 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 East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0031 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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How this figure is calculated
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.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, freight Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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) 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.