Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre
Change on year
up 6.0%
Rank
30th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2009
All-time low
0 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970–2023

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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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) is 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1970.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 1970 to 2023.
Year million ton-km per square kilometre Change
1970 0 million ton-km per square kilometre
1971 0 million ton-km per square kilometre +8.5%
1972 0 million ton-km per square kilometre +22.8%
1973 0 million ton-km per square kilometre +19.0%
1974 0 million ton-km per square kilometre +21.5%
1975 0 million ton-km per square kilometre +2.2%
1976 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +9.6%
1977 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +17.5%
1978 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +12.8%
1979 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +0.6%
1980 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +6.8%
1981 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +8.8%
1982 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +9.2%
1983 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre -5.7%
1984 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +19.5%
1985 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +3.9%
1986 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +8.5%
1987 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +3.1%
1988 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre -5.6%
1989 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +8.1%
1990 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +2.1%
1991 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre -2.3%
1992 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +10.2%
1993 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre +6.0%
1994 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +12.3%
1995 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre -4.7%
1996 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre -3.8%
1997 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +28.8%
1998 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -2.7%
1999 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -11.8%
2000 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +8.8%
2001 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -11.0%
2002 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre -2.0%
2003 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +2.4%
2004 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +22.9%
2005 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -2.6%
2006 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -4.2%
2007 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +5.2%
2008 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +12.4%
2009 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre +39.5%
2010 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -32.6%
2011 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -2.1%
2012 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +0.1%
2013 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +22.0%
2014 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -1.9%
2015 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -0.2%
2016 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -3.5%
2017 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre +15.4%
2018 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre +6.5%
2019 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre -2.6%
2020 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre -24.5%
2021 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre +16.0%
2022 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre +11.2%
2023 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre +6.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)

  1. 27 Ireland 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  2. 28 Portugal 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  3. 29 Malaysia 0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  4. 30 United States of America 0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  5. 31 Sri Lanka 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  6. 32 Denmark 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
  7. 33 Italy 0.0038 million ton-km per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 0.0003 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2009.
What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 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.