Air transport, freight in Bhutan
Bhutan: Air transport, freight was 0.5017 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Bhutan, 2000–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Bhutan recorded 0.5017 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
The figure is down 93.2% on the previous year and down 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Bhutan peaked at 7.34 million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 131st 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2163 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 0.448 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5672 million ton-km | 0.3188 million ton-km | 0.9229 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million ton-km | 0.3582 million ton-km | 7.34 million ton-km | 4 |
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More infrastructure data for Bhutan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 99.76 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 789,606 (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 3,752 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 189,878 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 78 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 99,883 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 91.3% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 5.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Bhutan?
- Air transport, freight in Bhutan was 0.5017 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.34 million ton-km in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for air transport, freight?
- Bhutan ranks 131st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bhutan 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.