Air transport, freight in Arab World
Arab World: Air transport, freight was 31,179 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Arab World, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Arab World recorded 31,179 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 40.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Arab World peaked at 33,656 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 199.3 million ton-km, in 1970.
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 | 629.1 million ton-km | 199.3 million ton-km | 1,108 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,494 million ton-km | 1,143 million ton-km | 1,923 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,609 million ton-km | 1,562 million ton-km | 3,685 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,903 million ton-km | 3,977 million ton-km | 14,558 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,720 million ton-km | 15,792 million ton-km | 31,869 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,729 million ton-km | 27,266 million ton-km | 33,656 million ton-km | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Arab World
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.45 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 102.93 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 430.81 million (2022)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.59 million (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 251.73 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 111.97 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 240.11 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 13.6% (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, industry 6.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Arab World?
- Air transport, freight in Arab World was 31,179 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 Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 33,656 million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 199.3 million ton-km in 1970.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Arab World 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.