Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 9.14 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Solomon Islands, 1980–2023
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 Solomon Islands is 9.14 million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 47.8% on the previous year and up 197.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.14 million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2019.
Solomon Islands ranks 95th 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 Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.1 million ton-km | — |
| 1981 | 0.2 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1 million ton-km | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1.2 million ton-km | +1100.0% |
| 1994 | 1.3 million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.6 million ton-km | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 1.7 million ton-km | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.7 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.7 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.3 million ton-km | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million ton-km | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 0.978 million ton-km | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million ton-km | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 0.659 million ton-km | -39.3% |
| 2004 | 0.771 million ton-km | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 0.797 million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 0.828 million ton-km | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 0.876 million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.831 million ton-km | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.723 million ton-km | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.55 million ton-km | +252.1% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million ton-km | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.08 million ton-km | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.24 million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.69 million ton-km | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 3.6 million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.84 million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.84 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 6.19 million ton-km | — |
| 2023 | 9.14 million ton-km | +47.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9.14 million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million ton-km, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9.14 million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million ton-km, 30% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Solomon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1100.0% | 0.1 million ton-km | 1.2 million ton-km |
| 2010 | +252.1% | 0.723 million ton-km | 2.55 million ton-km |
| 2019 | -100.0% | 3.84 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km |
| 1981 | +100.0% | 0.1 million ton-km | 0.2 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1333 million ton-km | 0.1 million ton-km | 0.2 million ton-km | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.5 million ton-km | 1.2 million ton-km | 1.7 million ton-km | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8592 million ton-km | 0.659 million ton-km | 1.09 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.97 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 3.84 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.67 million ton-km | 6.19 million ton-km | 9.14 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
More infrastructure data for Solomon Islands
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 484,835 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 62.07 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6,978 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.8934 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0089 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -0.3143 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 6,978 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.6207 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Solomon Islands?
- Air transport, freight in Solomon Islands was 9.14 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 9.14 million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2019.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for air transport, freight?
- Solomon Islands ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 197.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Solomon 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.