Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) is 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | million ton-km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1972 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 1973 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1975 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +29.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -9.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -16.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 | 0.0002 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 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 23 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0089 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 24 Brunei Darussalam 0.0087 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 25 Fiji 0.0085 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 26 France 0.008 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 27 Ireland 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 28 Portugal 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 29 Malaysia 0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 765.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 117.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 77.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.8 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1182 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 77.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.17 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.