Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
The figure is up 78.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1970.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 | +13.4% |
| 1972 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1973 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 1975 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1977 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.7% |
| 1979 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1980 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1981 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.8% |
| 1982 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | -9.4% |
| 1987 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 1992 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +25.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +29.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 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 |
| 2010s | 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 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 32 Denmark 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 33 Italy 0.0038 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 34 Ethiopia 0.0036 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 35 Lebanon 0.0034 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 36 Thailand 0.0032 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 37 Viet Nam 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 38 New Zealand 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.20 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 90.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0038 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -16.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 5.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9049 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa was 0.0002 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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.