Air transport, freight in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Air transport, freight was 6,873 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6,873 million ton-km
Change on year
down 14.0%
World rank
11th
of 180 countries
All-time high
8,589 million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
2,246 million ton-km
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Air transport, freight in Luxembourg, 1997–2023

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1997201020231997: 2.3k million ton-km1998: 2.2k million ton-km1999: 2.5k million ton-km2000: 3.5k million ton-km2001: 3.8k million ton-km2002: 4.2k million ton-km2003: 4.3k million ton-km2004: 4.7k million ton-km2005: 5.1k million ton-km2006: 5.3k million ton-km2007: 5.5k million ton-km2008: 5.4k million ton-km2009: 8.4k million ton-km2010: 4.6k million ton-km2011: 4.7k million ton-km2012: 4.4k million ton-km2013: 5.2k million ton-km2014: 5.8k million ton-km2015: 6.3k million ton-km2016: 6.9k million ton-km2017: 7.3k million ton-km2018: 7.3k million ton-km2019: 7.2k million ton-km2020: 7.3k million ton-km2021: 8.6k million ton-km2022: 8.0k million ton-km2023: 6.9k million ton-km

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 6,873 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Luxembourg peaked at 8,589 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,246 million ton-km, in 1998.

Luxembourg ranks 11th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,337 million ton-km 2,246 million ton-km 2,506 million ton-km 3
2000s 5,013 million ton-km 3,523 million ton-km 8,369 million ton-km 10
2010s 5,963 million ton-km 4,403 million ton-km 7,323 million ton-km 10
2020s 7,699 million ton-km 6,873 million ton-km 8,589 million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 8 Japan 8,474 million ton-km compare
  2. 9 Turkey 8,367 million ton-km compare
  3. 10 Singapore 7,604 million ton-km compare
  4. 12 United Kingdom 4,414 million ton-km compare
  5. 13 France 4,302 million ton-km compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia 4,015 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight in Luxembourg?
Air transport, freight in Luxembourg was 6,873 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 8,589 million ton-km in 2021.
What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 2,246 million ton-km in 1998.
How does Luxembourg rank for air transport, freight?
Luxembourg ranks 11th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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

Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
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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.