Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 0.4071 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Marshall Islands, 1990–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, freight in Marshall Islands is 0.4071 million ton-km, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 49.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.5 million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0514 million ton-km, in 2021.
Marshall Islands ranks 134th 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.5 million ton-km | — |
| 1991 | 2.5 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 3.5 million ton-km | +40.0% |
| 1993 | 4.6 million ton-km | +31.4% |
| 1994 | 6.6 million ton-km | +43.5% |
| 1995 | 8.5 million ton-km | +28.8% |
| 1996 | 2.6 million ton-km | -69.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1 million ton-km | -96.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1999 | 0.2 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.22 million ton-km | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 0.183 million ton-km | -16.8% |
| 2002 | 0.292 million ton-km | +59.6% |
| 2003 | 0.312 million ton-km | +6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.453 million ton-km | +45.2% |
| 2005 | 0.327 million ton-km | -27.8% |
| 2006 | 0.35 million ton-km | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 0.351 million ton-km | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.359 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.347 million ton-km | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1611 million ton-km | -53.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1338 million ton-km | -16.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1826 million ton-km | +36.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0848 million ton-km | -53.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0514 million ton-km | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2719 million ton-km | +429.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4071 million ton-km | +49.7% |
Marshall Islands compared with similar countries
- Marshall Islands's 0.4071 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million ton-km, 2% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Marshall Islands's 0.4071 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 Marshall Islands 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 | +429.0% | 0.0514 million ton-km | 0.2719 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.13 million ton-km | 0.1 million ton-km | 8.5 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3194 million ton-km | 0.183 million ton-km | 0.453 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1592 million ton-km | 0.1338 million ton-km | 0.1826 million ton-km | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.2038 million ton-km | 0.0514 million ton-km | 0.4071 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
More infrastructure data for Marshall Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 15,913 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 39.71 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1,947 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.86 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0486 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.51 % change on previous year (2004)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1,947 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.3971 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Marshall Islands?
- Air transport, freight in Marshall Islands was 0.4071 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5 million ton-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0514 million ton-km in 2021.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for air transport, freight?
- Marshall Islands ranks 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.