Air transport, freight in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Air transport, freight was 0.626 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Bulgaria, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Bulgaria recorded 0.626 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.
The figure is down 27.3% on the previous year and down 63.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Bulgaria peaked at 31.6 million ton-km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.031 million ton-km, in 2002.
Bulgaria ranks 128th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.48 million ton-km | 4.9 million ton-km | 8.1 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.26 million ton-km | 7.7 million ton-km | 11.7 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.45 million ton-km | 5.9 million ton-km | 31.6 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5 million ton-km | 0.031 million ton-km | 5.96 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 million ton-km | 1.26 million ton-km | 2.3 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6417 million ton-km | 0.0581 million ton-km | 1.02 million ton-km | 4 |
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- 125 Afghanistan 0.7942 million ton-km compare
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- 129 Guatemala 0.5395 million ton-km compare
- 130 Nicaragua 0.535 million ton-km compare
- 131 Bhutan 0.5017 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,027 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 723,825 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,248 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.4% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 15.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Bulgaria?
- Air transport, freight in Bulgaria was 0.626 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 Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.6 million ton-km in 1997.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.031 million ton-km in 2002.
- How does Bulgaria rank for air transport, freight?
- Bulgaria ranks 128th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 63.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.