Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Madagascar
Madagascar: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 2.49 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar stood at 2.49 million ton-km. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 60.7% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Madagascar peaked at 34.56 million ton-km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million ton-km, in 2023.
Madagascar ranks 112th 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.9 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 7.2 million ton-km | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 7.7 million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 8.7 million ton-km | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 9 million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 7.6 million ton-km | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 6.7 million ton-km | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 6.6 million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 6.2 million ton-km | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 17.3 million ton-km | +179.0% |
| 1980 | 19.8 million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 21 million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 19.7 million ton-km | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 19.3 million ton-km | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 22.1 million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 20.1 million ton-km | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 19.2 million ton-km | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 21 million ton-km | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 23.4 million ton-km | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 29 million ton-km | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 30.2 million ton-km | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 26.1 million ton-km | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 27.5 million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 27.1 million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 23.6 million ton-km | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 31.5 million ton-km | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 25.2 million ton-km | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 29 million ton-km | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 28.9 million ton-km | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 27.9 million ton-km | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 27.32 million ton-km | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.21 million ton-km | -62.6% |
| 2002 | 10.86 million ton-km | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 9.72 million ton-km | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 12.66 million ton-km | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 15.36 million ton-km | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 18.77 million ton-km | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 23.94 million ton-km | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 12.19 million ton-km | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 14.27 million ton-km | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 23.77 million ton-km | +66.6% |
| 2011 | 21.27 million ton-km | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 24.98 million ton-km | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 34.56 million ton-km | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 31.07 million ton-km | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 25.62 million ton-km | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 11.96 million ton-km | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 15.03 million ton-km | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 16.25 million ton-km | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 16.18 million ton-km | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.38 million ton-km | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 2.72 million ton-km | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 6.34 million ton-km | +133.3% |
| 2023 | 2.49 million ton-km | -60.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.49 million ton-km is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.3755 million ton-km, 6.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.49 million ton-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.6398 million ton-km, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Madagascar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +179.0% | 6.2 million ton-km | 17.3 million ton-km |
| 2022 | +133.3% | 2.72 million ton-km | 6.34 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.39 million ton-km | 6.2 million ton-km | 17.3 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.46 million ton-km | 19.2 million ton-km | 29 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7 million ton-km | 23.6 million ton-km | 31.5 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.53 million ton-km | 9.72 million ton-km | 27.32 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.07 million ton-km | 11.96 million ton-km | 34.56 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.23 million ton-km | 2.49 million ton-km | 6.34 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More infrastructure data for Madagascar
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.54 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 75.46 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3,413 (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.0109 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -91.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 3,413 (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7546 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Madagascar?
- Air transport, freight in Madagascar was 2.49 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 34.56 million ton-km in 2013.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million ton-km in 2023.
- How does Madagascar rank for air transport, freight?
- Madagascar ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.