Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Upper middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Upper middle income stood at 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.0% on the previous year and up 54.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Upper middle income peaked at 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1974.
Upper middle income ranks 15th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | million ton-km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1976 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.0% |
| 1977 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | -24.2% |
| 2021 | 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | +18.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 6 |
| 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 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 12 Mauritius 0.0852 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 13 Belgium 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 14 Germany 0.0365 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 15 Switzerland 0.0318 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 16 Israel 0.0282 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 0.0232 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 0.0186 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Upper middle income?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in Upper middle income was 0.0011 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 Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does Upper middle income rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- Upper middle income ranks 15th out of 44 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Upper middle 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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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.