Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 0.0941 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Cape Verde, 1976–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 0.0941 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
That represents a change of up 213.7% on the previous year and down 95.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Cape Verde peaked at 2.18 million ton-km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0162 million ton-km, in 2021.
Cape Verde ranks 149th of 180 countries 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) in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.1 million ton-km | — |
| 1977 | 0.1 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.3 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 1982 | 0.3 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.3 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.4 million ton-km | +33.3% |
| 1985 | 0.4 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.3 million ton-km | -25.0% |
| 1987 | 0.5 million ton-km | +66.7% |
| 1988 | 0.5 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.5 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6 million ton-km | +20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.7 million ton-km | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 0.8 million ton-km | +14.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.6 million ton-km | -25.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4 million ton-km | -33.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 2000 | 0.64 million ton-km | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.366 million ton-km | -42.8% |
| 2002 | 0.368 million ton-km | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.406 million ton-km | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.834 million ton-km | +105.4% |
| 2005 | 1.51 million ton-km | +80.6% |
| 2006 | 1.79 million ton-km | +18.9% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million ton-km | -10.0% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million ton-km | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.43 million ton-km | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.64 million ton-km | +15.1% |
| 2011 | 1.96 million ton-km | +19.2% |
| 2012 | 2.18 million ton-km | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million ton-km | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 1.88 million ton-km | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0486 million ton-km | -97.4% |
| 2019 | 0.05 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0313 million ton-km | -37.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0162 million ton-km | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 0.03 million ton-km | +85.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0941 million ton-km | +213.7% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 0.0941 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million ton-km, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 0.0941 million ton-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6398 million ton-km, 15% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +213.7% | 0.03 million ton-km | 0.0941 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.15 million ton-km | 0.1 million ton-km | 0.2 million ton-km | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.37 million ton-km | 0.2 million ton-km | 0.5 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.69 million ton-km | 0.4 million ton-km | 0.8 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.05 million ton-km | 0.366 million ton-km | 1.79 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.39 million ton-km | 0.0486 million ton-km | 2.18 million ton-km | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0429 million ton-km | 0.0162 million ton-km | 0.0941 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cape Verde
More infrastructure data for Cape Verde
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 587,026 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 111.84 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 61,294 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.68 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1168 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 61,294 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.12 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 Cape Verde?
- Air transport, freight in Cape Verde was 0.0941 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 2.18 million ton-km in 2012.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0162 million ton-km in 2021.
- How does Cape Verde rank for air transport, freight?
- Cape Verde ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is down 95.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.