Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 3,726 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight in Lower middle income, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight in Lower middle income stood at 3,726 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.9% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Lower middle income peaked at 4,253 million ton-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 471.5 million ton-km, in 1970.
Lower middle income ranks 35th of 47 groups 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 Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 471.5 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 554.3 million ton-km | +17.6% |
| 1972 | 637.9 million ton-km | +15.1% |
| 1973 | 855.2 million ton-km | +34.1% |
| 1974 | 911.4 million ton-km | +6.6% |
| 1975 | 1,063 million ton-km | +16.6% |
| 1976 | 1,263 million ton-km | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 1,362 million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 1978 | 1,424 million ton-km | +4.5% |
| 1979 | 1,585 million ton-km | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 1,665 million ton-km | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 1,695 million ton-km | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1,690 million ton-km | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 1,897 million ton-km | +12.2% |
| 1984 | 1,965 million ton-km | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 1,682 million ton-km | -14.4% |
| 1986 | 1,568 million ton-km | -6.8% |
| 1987 | 1,964 million ton-km | +25.2% |
| 1988 | 2,142 million ton-km | +9.1% |
| 1989 | 2,213 million ton-km | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2,024 million ton-km | -8.5% |
| 1991 | 1,880 million ton-km | -7.1% |
| 1992 | 1,854 million ton-km | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 1,758 million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 2,288 million ton-km | +30.1% |
| 1995 | 2,289 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 2,179 million ton-km | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 2,204 million ton-km | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 2,154 million ton-km | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2,156 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 2,253 million ton-km | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 2,171 million ton-km | -3.7% |
| 2002 | 1,921 million ton-km | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 1,937 million ton-km | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 2,231 million ton-km | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 2,340 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 2,468 million ton-km | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 2,259 million ton-km | -8.5% |
| 2008 | 2,509 million ton-km | +11.1% |
| 2009 | 2,392 million ton-km | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 3,314 million ton-km | +38.6% |
| 2011 | 3,180 million ton-km | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 3,075 million ton-km | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 3,445 million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 3,480 million ton-km | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 3,182 million ton-km | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 3,225 million ton-km | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,908 million ton-km | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 4,253 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 3,606 million ton-km | -15.2% |
| 2020 | 1,934 million ton-km | -46.4% |
| 2021 | 2,320 million ton-km | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 4,183 million ton-km | +80.3% |
| 2023 | 3,726 million ton-km | -10.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Lower middle income 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 | +80.3% | 2,320 million ton-km | 4,183 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,013 million ton-km | 471.5 million ton-km | 1,585 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,848 million ton-km | 1,568 million ton-km | 2,213 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,079 million ton-km | 1,758 million ton-km | 2,289 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,248 million ton-km | 1,921 million ton-km | 2,509 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,467 million ton-km | 3,075 million ton-km | 4,253 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,041 million ton-km | 1,934 million ton-km | 4,183 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Lower middle income?
- Air transport, freight in Lower middle income was 3,726 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 4,253 million ton-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 471.5 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Lower middle income rank for air transport, freight?
- Lower middle income ranks 35th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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.