Air transport, freight in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Air transport, freight was 1,308 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 1,308 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
The figure is up 15.1% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 1,336 million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 258.1 million ton-km, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, freight in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 258.1 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 311.7 million ton-km | +20.8% |
| 1972 | 377.4 million ton-km | +21.1% |
| 1973 | 521.8 million ton-km | +38.3% |
| 1974 | 598.1 million ton-km | +14.6% |
| 1975 | 721.5 million ton-km | +20.6% |
| 1976 | 908.7 million ton-km | +25.9% |
| 1977 | 943.2 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 985 million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 1979 | 1,074 million ton-km | +9.0% |
| 1980 | 1,047 million ton-km | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 1,058 million ton-km | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 1,076 million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 1,258 million ton-km | +16.9% |
| 1984 | 1,237 million ton-km | -1.6% |
| 1985 | 1,043 million ton-km | -15.7% |
| 1986 | 927.7 million ton-km | -11.0% |
| 1987 | 1,142 million ton-km | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 1,323 million ton-km | +15.9% |
| 1989 | 1,326 million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 1,225 million ton-km | -7.6% |
| 1991 | 1,057 million ton-km | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 1,029 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,047 million ton-km | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1,190 million ton-km | +13.7% |
| 1995 | 1,242 million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 1,242 million ton-km | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,303 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 1,225 million ton-km | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 1,144 million ton-km | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 1,138 million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,170 million ton-km | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1,088 million ton-km | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 1,164 million ton-km | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 1,255 million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 1,303 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 1,336 million ton-km | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 1,110 million ton-km | -17.0% |
| 2008 | 955.69 million ton-km | -13.9% |
| 2009 | 956.43 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,324 million ton-km | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 1,165 million ton-km | -12.0% |
| 2012 | 1,155 million ton-km | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 1,182 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 1,083 million ton-km | -8.4% |
| 2015 | 1,002 million ton-km | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 993.66 million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,310 million ton-km | +31.8% |
| 2018 | 1,246 million ton-km | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 1,196 million ton-km | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 923.86 million ton-km | -22.7% |
| 2021 | 1,173 million ton-km | +26.9% |
| 2022 | 1,136 million ton-km | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 1,308 million ton-km | +15.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 669.96 million ton-km | 258.1 million ton-km | 1,074 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,144 million ton-km | 927.7 million ton-km | 1,326 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,170 million ton-km | 1,029 million ton-km | 1,303 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,148 million ton-km | 955.69 million ton-km | 1,336 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,166 million ton-km | 993.66 million ton-km | 1,324 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,135 million ton-km | 923.86 million ton-km | 1,308 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More infrastructure data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 757.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 101.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 71.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.4 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0949 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 71.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.01 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Air transport, freight in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 1,308 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 1,336 million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.1 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for air transport, freight?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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.