Air transport, freight in France
France: Air transport, freight was 4,302 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, freight in France, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight in France stood at 4,302 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in France peaked at 6,625 million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 474.6 million ton-km, in 1970.
France ranks 13th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,065 million ton-km | 474.6 million ton-km | 1,912 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,842 million ton-km | 1,986 million ton-km | 3,819 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,401 million ton-km | 3,717 million ton-km | 5,132 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,691 million ton-km | 4,825 million ton-km | 6,625 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,473 million ton-km | 4,098 million ton-km | 5,080 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,742 million ton-km | 2,468 million ton-km | 4,302 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near France
- 10 Singapore 7,604 million ton-km compare
- 11 Luxembourg 6,873 million ton-km compare
- 12 United Kingdom 4,414 million ton-km compare
- 14 Ethiopia 4,015 million ton-km compare
- 15 Netherlands 3,286 million ton-km compare
- 16 Canada 2,036 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for France
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 56.11 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.28 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 116.69 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 77.53 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 497,793 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 64.64 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 200 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 2,933 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.7% (2024)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 21.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in France?
- Air transport, freight in France was 4,302 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 6,625 million ton-km in 2009.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 474.6 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does France rank for air transport, freight?
- France ranks 13th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.