Air transport, freight in Middle income
Middle income: Air transport, freight was 51,933 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Middle income, 1974–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight in Middle income stood at 51,933 million ton-km. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.3% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Middle income peaked at 51,933 million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,120 million ton-km, in 1974.
Middle income ranks 10th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2,953 million ton-km | 2,120 million ton-km | 3,726 million ton-km | 6 |
| 1980s | 5,820 million ton-km | 4,089 million ton-km | 7,586 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 10,923 million ton-km | 7,864 million ton-km | 14,034 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,857 million ton-km | 15,552 million ton-km | 28,014 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,729 million ton-km | 33,025 million ton-km | 50,731 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 44,844 million ton-km | 37,647 million ton-km | 51,933 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Middle income
- 7 Hong Kong (China) 8,638 million ton-km compare
- 8 Japan 8,474 million ton-km compare
- 9 Türkiye 8,367 million ton-km compare
- 10 Singapore 7,604 million ton-km compare
- 11 Luxembourg 6,873 million ton-km compare
- 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4,414 million ton-km compare
- 13 France 4,302 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Middle income
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.20 billion (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 415.79 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.26 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0707 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.61 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 415.79 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.05 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Middle income?
- Air transport, freight in Middle income was 51,933 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 income?
- The highest recorded value was 51,933 million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,120 million ton-km in 1974.
- How does Middle income rank for air transport, freight?
- Middle income ranks 10th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this 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.