Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in North America
North America: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre
Change on year
down 8.7%
Rank
7th
of 44 groups
All-time high
0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2021
All-time low
0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in North America, 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 North America stood at 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 8.7% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in North America peaked at 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1970.
North America ranks 7th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 North America, year by year
| Year | million ton-km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1993 | 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | -8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 4 Qatar 1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 1.12 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 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 Naoero 0.1472 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 9 Republic of Korea 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 10 Maldives 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for North America
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 434.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 112 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 89.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 23 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2321 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 89.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.13 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in North America?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in North America was 0.0025 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 North America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does North America rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- North America ranks 7th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this North America 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.