How does Euro area rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?

Euro area ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.

Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?

Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

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

Name: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Euro area: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0118 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)

0.0118 million ton-km per square kilometre

Change on year

down 2.7%

Rank

1st

of 3 groups

All-time high

0.0121 million ton-km per square kilometre

in 2022

All-time low

0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2023

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area, 1970–2023

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

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area stood at 0.0118 million ton-km per square kilometre.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area peaked at 0.0121 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1970.

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 Euro area, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area, 1970 to 2023.
Year	million ton-km per square kilometre	Change
1970	0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre	—
1971	0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre	+9.7%
1972	0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre	+16.3%
1973	0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre	+21.6%
1974	0.0014 million ton-km per square kilometre	+14.4%
1975	0.0014 million ton-km per square kilometre	-0.7%
1976	0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre	+17.1%
1977	0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre	+17.0%
1978	0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre	+8.8%
1979	0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre	+10.0%
1980	0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre	+3.0%
1981	0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.4%
1982	0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.5%
1983	0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre	+13.3%
1984	0.0034 million ton-km per square kilometre	+13.4%
1985	0.0036 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.8%
1986	0.0039 million ton-km per square kilometre	+9.5%
1987	0.0043 million ton-km per square kilometre	+10.2%
1988	0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre	+9.3%
1989	0.0051 million ton-km per square kilometre	+8.1%
1990	0.0053 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.5%
1991	0.0052 million ton-km per square kilometre	-2.1%
1992	0.0049 million ton-km per square kilometre	-6.4%
1993	0.0051 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.3%
1994	0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre	+14.1%
1995	0.0063 million ton-km per square kilometre	+9.5%
1996	0.0066 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.0%
1997	0.0077 million ton-km per square kilometre	+15.9%
1998	0.0075 million ton-km per square kilometre	-2.4%
1999	0.0079 million ton-km per square kilometre	+6.3%
2000	0.0089 million ton-km per square kilometre	+11.8%
2001	0.0085 million ton-km per square kilometre	-4.4%
2002	0.0086 million ton-km per square kilometre	+2.0%
2003	0.0088 million ton-km per square kilometre	+2.1%
2004	0.0097 million ton-km per square kilometre	+10.1%
2005	0.0099 million ton-km per square kilometre	+1.7%
2006	0.0103 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.5%
2007	0.0108 million ton-km per square kilometre	+4.4%
2008	0.0106 million ton-km per square kilometre	-1.8%
2009	0.012 million ton-km per square kilometre	+13.2%
2010	0.01 million ton-km per square kilometre	-16.7%
2011	0.0101 million ton-km per square kilometre	+1.5%
2012	0.0095 million ton-km per square kilometre	-5.9%
2013	0.0097 million ton-km per square kilometre	+1.6%
2014	0.0098 million ton-km per square kilometre	+1.5%
2015	0.0098 million ton-km per square kilometre	-0.6%
2016	0.0099 million ton-km per square kilometre	+1.0%
2017	0.011 million ton-km per square kilometre	+11.7%
2018	0.0111 million ton-km per square kilometre	+0.5%
2019	0.011 million ton-km per square kilometre	-0.9%
2020	0.0095 million ton-km per square kilometre	-13.8%
2021	0.0119 million ton-km per square kilometre	+26.2%
2022	0.0121 million ton-km per square kilometre	+1.2%
2023	0.0118 million ton-km per square kilometre	-2.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre	10
1980s	0.0036 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0051 million ton-km per square kilometre	10
1990s	0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0049 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0079 million ton-km per square kilometre	10
2000s	0.0098 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0085 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.012 million ton-km per square kilometre	10
2010s	0.0102 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0095 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0111 million ton-km per square kilometre	10
2020s	0.0113 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0095 million ton-km per square kilometre	0.0121 million ton-km per square kilometre	4

Countries ranked near Euro area

1 Singapore 10.59 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
2 Hong Kong 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

See the full ranking of 227 places →

More infrastructure data for Euro area

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Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.5 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.34 per 100 people (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4005 units per person (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.33 % change on previous year (2022)
Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 142.04 million (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.2 units per person (2022)
Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)

All data for Euro area →

Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area?: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Euro area was 0.0118 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 Euro area?: The highest recorded value was 0.0121 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2022.
What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Euro area?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Euro area rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?: Euro area ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Euro area?: Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Euro area 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.

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)

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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
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.