Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Suriname
Suriname: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 23.62 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight in Suriname, 1976–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Suriname recorded 23.62 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Suriname peaked at 35.2 million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1 million ton-km, in 1976.
That places Suriname 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Suriname, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 million ton-km | — |
| 1977 | 1.1 million ton-km | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 3.1 million ton-km | +181.8% |
| 1979 | 3 million ton-km | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.6 million ton-km | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.7 million ton-km | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.8 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 12.1 million ton-km | +218.4% |
| 1985 | 11.5 million ton-km | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 10.4 million ton-km | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 12 million ton-km | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 22.9 million ton-km | +90.8% |
| 1989 | 14.5 million ton-km | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 14.5 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.6 million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 17.3 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.7 million ton-km | -84.4% |
| 1994 | 26.6 million ton-km | +885.2% |
| 1995 | 24.4 million ton-km | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 25.8 million ton-km | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 29.5 million ton-km | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 26.9 million ton-km | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 31.8 million ton-km | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 29.98 million ton-km | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 27.58 million ton-km | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 24.27 million ton-km | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 24.32 million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.21 million ton-km | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 27.08 million ton-km | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 26.27 million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 26.79 million ton-km | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 27.81 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 35.2 million ton-km | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 24.11 million ton-km | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 23.23 million ton-km | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 24.85 million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 30.47 million ton-km | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 28.95 million ton-km | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.35 million ton-km | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 23.18 million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.18 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.2 million ton-km | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 32.23 million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.83 million ton-km | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 19.49 million ton-km | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 20.77 million ton-km | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 23.62 million ton-km | +13.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 23.62 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million ton-km, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 23.62 million ton-km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.17 million ton-km, 3.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +885.2% | 2.7 million ton-km | 26.6 million ton-km |
| 1984 | +218.4% | 3.8 million ton-km | 12.1 million ton-km |
| 1978 | +181.8% | 1.1 million ton-km | 3.1 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.05 million ton-km | 1 million ton-km | 3.1 million ton-km | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.81 million ton-km | 3.6 million ton-km | 22.9 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.61 million ton-km | 2.7 million ton-km | 31.8 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.75 million ton-km | 24.27 million ton-km | 35.2 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.57 million ton-km | 22.35 million ton-km | 33.2 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.68 million ton-km | 19.49 million ton-km | 26.83 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More infrastructure data for Suriname
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 901,670 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 142.12 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 124,064 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 19.56 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1956 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 124,064 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.42 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Suriname?
- Air transport, freight in Suriname was 23.62 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 35.2 million ton-km in 2009.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 million ton-km in 1976.
- How does Suriname rank for air transport, freight?
- Suriname ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.