Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Algeria
Algeria: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 8.58 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight in Algeria, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 8.58 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
The figure is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Algeria peaked at 31.62 million ton-km in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.1 million ton-km, in 1970.
Algeria ranks 96th of 180 countries 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) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.1 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 3.7 million ton-km | +19.4% |
| 1972 | 4.2 million ton-km | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 5.2 million ton-km | +23.8% |
| 1974 | 6.6 million ton-km | +26.9% |
| 1975 | 7.2 million ton-km | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 9.1 million ton-km | +26.4% |
| 1977 | 9 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 11.2 million ton-km | +24.4% |
| 1979 | 12.3 million ton-km | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 12.9 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 14.2 million ton-km | +10.1% |
| 1982 | 15.9 million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 1983 | 28.2 million ton-km | +77.4% |
| 1984 | 14.9 million ton-km | -47.2% |
| 1985 | 21 million ton-km | +40.9% |
| 1986 | 7.7 million ton-km | -63.3% |
| 1987 | 13.3 million ton-km | +72.7% |
| 1988 | 13.9 million ton-km | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 23.1 million ton-km | +66.2% |
| 1990 | 14.6 million ton-km | -36.8% |
| 1991 | 24.3 million ton-km | +66.4% |
| 1992 | 20.2 million ton-km | -16.9% |
| 1993 | 21.3 million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 24.2 million ton-km | +13.6% |
| 1995 | 21 million ton-km | -13.2% |
| 1996 | 16 million ton-km | -23.8% |
| 1997 | 16.8 million ton-km | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 18.8 million ton-km | +11.9% |
| 1999 | 15.4 million ton-km | -18.1% |
| 2000 | 12.65 million ton-km | -17.9% |
| 2001 | 18.35 million ton-km | +45.1% |
| 2002 | 17.89 million ton-km | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 19.09 million ton-km | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 21.44 million ton-km | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 31.62 million ton-km | +47.5% |
| 2006 | 23.69 million ton-km | -25.1% |
| 2007 | 16.57 million ton-km | -30.1% |
| 2008 | 16.98 million ton-km | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 4.32 million ton-km | -74.6% |
| 2010 | 15.91 million ton-km | +268.5% |
| 2011 | 14.83 million ton-km | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 14.93 million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 17.5 million ton-km | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 21.66 million ton-km | +23.8% |
| 2015 | 21.9 million ton-km | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 21.59 million ton-km | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.8 million ton-km | +14.9% |
| 2018 | 28.28 million ton-km | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 25.64 million ton-km | -9.3% |
| 2020 | 15.64 million ton-km | -39.0% |
| 2021 | 12.69 million ton-km | -18.8% |
| 2022 | 9.76 million ton-km | -23.1% |
| 2023 | 8.58 million ton-km | -12.1% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 8.58 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million ton-km, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 8.58 million ton-km is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101.35 million ton-km, 8% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Algeria changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +268.5% | 4.32 million ton-km | 15.91 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.16 million ton-km | 3.1 million ton-km | 12.3 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.51 million ton-km | 7.7 million ton-km | 28.2 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.26 million ton-km | 14.6 million ton-km | 24.3 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.26 million ton-km | 4.32 million ton-km | 31.62 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.7 million ton-km | 14.83 million ton-km | 28.28 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 million ton-km | 8.58 million ton-km | 15.64 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 93 Senegal 9.99 million ton-km compare
- 94 Myanmar 9.93 million ton-km compare
- 95 Solomon Islands 9.14 million ton-km compare
- 97 Macao 8.54 million ton-km compare
- 98 Costa Rica 7.18 million ton-km compare
- 99 Papua New Guinea 7.12 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1481 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 9.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.15 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Algeria?
- Air transport, freight in Algeria was 8.58 million ton-km in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, freight recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.62 million ton-km in 2005.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Algeria rank for air transport, freight?
- Algeria ranks 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.