Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 0.5017 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.5017 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
The figure is down 93.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Bhutan peaked at 7.34 million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 131st of 180 countries 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) in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2001 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2002 | 0.2 million ton-km | — |
| 2003 | 0.21 million ton-km | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 0.246 million ton-km | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 0.253 million ton-km | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 0.263 million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.279 million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 0.264 million ton-km | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.448 million ton-km | +69.7% |
| 2010 | 0.4219 million ton-km | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4837 million ton-km | +14.6% |
| 2012 | 0.471 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6353 million ton-km | +34.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9229 million ton-km | +45.3% |
| 2015 | 0.538 million ton-km | -41.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6591 million ton-km | +22.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5307 million ton-km | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.6909 million ton-km | +30.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3188 million ton-km | -53.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5101 million ton-km | +60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3582 million ton-km | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 7.34 million ton-km | +1948.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5017 million ton-km | -93.2% |
Bhutan compared with similar countries
- Bhutan's 0.5017 million ton-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million ton-km, 9% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bhutan's 0.5017 million ton-km is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.15 million ton-km, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Bhutan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +1948.6% | 0.3582 million ton-km | 7.34 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2163 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 0.448 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5672 million ton-km | 0.3188 million ton-km | 0.9229 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million ton-km | 0.3582 million ton-km | 7.34 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9976 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 Bhutan?
- Air transport, freight in Bhutan was 0.5017 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 million ton-km in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for air transport, freight?
- Bhutan ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.