Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 0.3454 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Kiribati, 1981–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight in Kiribati stood at 0.3454 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Kiribati peaked at 1.7 million ton-km in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
Kiribati ranks 139th 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 Kiribati, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3 million ton-km | — |
| 1982 | 0.3 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.5 million ton-km | +400.0% |
| 1984 | 1.7 million ton-km | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1 million ton-km | -94.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.1 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1 million ton-km | +900.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 million ton-km | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.9 million ton-km | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 million ton-km | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2022 | 0.3832 million ton-km | — |
| 2023 | 0.3454 million ton-km | -9.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 0.3454 million ton-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million ton-km, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 0.3454 million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million ton-km, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +900.0% | 0.1 million ton-km | 1 million ton-km |
| 1983 | +400.0% | 0.3 million ton-km | 1.5 million ton-km |
| 2018 | -100.0% | 0.8 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km |
| 1985 | -94.1% | 1.7 million ton-km | 0.1 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6375 million ton-km | 0.1 million ton-km | 1.7 million ton-km | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.8333 million ton-km | 0.8 million ton-km | 0.9 million ton-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.3643 million ton-km | 0.3454 million ton-km | 0.3832 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More infrastructure data for Kiribati
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 53.52 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0104 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -17.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 14 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5352 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 Kiribati?
- Air transport, freight in Kiribati was 0.3454 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 million ton-km in 1984.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Kiribati rank for air transport, freight?
- Kiribati ranks 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.