Air transport, freight in Least developed countries: UN classification
Least developed countries: UN classification: Air transport, freight was 4,485 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1973–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight in Least developed countries: UN classification stood at 4,485 million ton-km.
The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and up 221.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 5,007 million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 158.3 million ton-km, in 1973.
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 | 263.31 million ton-km | 158.3 million ton-km | 388.5 million ton-km | 7 |
| 1980s | 458.46 million ton-km | 375.2 million ton-km | 589.1 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 538.38 million ton-km | 423 million ton-km | 633.5 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 538.17 million ton-km | 439.13 million ton-km | 631.58 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,674 million ton-km | 850.87 million ton-km | 2,843 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,170 million ton-km | 3,173 million ton-km | 5,007 million ton-km | 4 |
More infrastructure data for Least developed countries: UN classification
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.5 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 86.3 per 100 people (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.05 billion (2025)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 571,662 (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 45.05 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 4,509 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,978 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 33.7% (2025)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 7.6% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Air transport, freight in Least developed countries: UN classification was 4,485 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 Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The highest recorded value was 5,007 million ton-km in 2022.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 158.3 million ton-km in 1973.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.