Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in South Korea
South Korea: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in South Korea, 1970–2023
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 South Korea is 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 10.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in South Korea peaked at 0.1575 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places South Korea 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | million ton-km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +578.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | +91.3% |
| 1973 | 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre | +72.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre | +59.9% |
| 1975 | 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +46.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0036 million ton-km per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0041 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0051 million ton-km per square kilometre | +25.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0069 million ton-km per square kilometre | +35.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0087 million ton-km per square kilometre | +25.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0095 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0109 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0121 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0147 million ton-km per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0136 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1986 | 0.015 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0168 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0198 million ton-km per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0245 million ton-km per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0255 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0269 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0344 million ton-km per square kilometre | +27.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0434 million ton-km per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0481 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0587 million ton-km per square kilometre | +21.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0679 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0818 million ton-km per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0756 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 1999 | 0.084 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0793 million ton-km per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0706 million ton-km per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0816 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0717 million ton-km per square kilometre | -12.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0834 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0767 million ton-km per square kilometre | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 0.08 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0933 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 2008 | 0.09 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.1562 million ton-km per square kilometre | +73.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1332 million ton-km per square kilometre | -14.8% |
| 2011 | 0.1274 million ton-km per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1263 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1141 million ton-km per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2014 | 0.1142 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1159 million ton-km per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1108 million ton-km per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 0.1181 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1181 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1093 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1276 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1575 million ton-km per square kilometre | +23.4% |
| 2022 | 0.1408 million ton-km per square kilometre | -10.6% |
| 2023 | 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre | -10.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre, 58.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre, 55.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +578.6% | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0069 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0146 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0087 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0245 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0546 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0255 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.084 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0883 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0706 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1562 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1187 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1093 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1332 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.138 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1575 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 6 Macao 0.2588 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 7 United Arab Emirates 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 8 Nauru 0.1472 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 10 Maldives 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 11 Netherlands 0.0976 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 12 Mauritius 0.0852 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for South Korea
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 89.22 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 172.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4114 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 21.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.72 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in South Korea?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in South Korea was 0.126 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1575 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- South Korea ranks 9th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea 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.