Air transport, freight in Mongolia

Mongolia: Air transport, freight was 26.52 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
26.52 million ton-km
Change on year
up 108.4%
World rank
80th
of 180 countries
All-time high
26.52 million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
0.1687 million ton-km
in 2021
Years of data
33
1991–2023

Air transport, freight in Mongolia, 1991–2023

01020301991200720231991: 1.2 million ton-km1992: 1.4 million ton-km1993: 3 million ton-km1994: 3 million ton-km1995: 3.2 million ton-km1996: 3.3 million ton-km1997: 0.8 million ton-km1998: 7.4 million ton-km1999: 8.4 million ton-km2000: 8.4 million ton-km2001: 7.4 million ton-km2002: 8.2 million ton-km2003: 7.6 million ton-km2004: 6.3 million ton-km2005: 6.1 million ton-km2006: 6.3 million ton-km2007: 5.4 million ton-km2008: 5.9 million ton-km2009: 2.6 million ton-km2010: 3.9 million ton-km2011: 7.1 million ton-km2012: 9.5 million ton-km2013: 8.9 million ton-km2014: 13.2 million ton-km2015: 7.8 million ton-km2016: 8 million ton-km2017: 8.4 million ton-km2018: 7.8 million ton-km2019: 7.4 million ton-km2020: 1.4 million ton-km2021: 0.169 million ton-km2022: 12.7 million ton-km2023: 26.5 million ton-km

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

Analysis

Mongolia recorded 26.52 million ton-km for air transport, freight in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

That represents a change of up 108.4% on the previous year and up 199.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Mongolia peaked at 26.52 million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1687 million ton-km, in 2021.

Mongolia ranks 80th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.52 million ton-km 0.8 million ton-km 8.4 million ton-km 9
2000s 6.42 million ton-km 2.56 million ton-km 8.44 million ton-km 10
2010s 8.21 million ton-km 3.9 million ton-km 13.21 million ton-km 10
2020s 10.2 million ton-km 0.1687 million ton-km 26.52 million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 77 Vanuatu 30.27 million ton-km compare
  2. 78 Maldives 29.46 million ton-km compare
  3. 79 El Salvador 27.8 million ton-km compare
  4. 81 Suriname 23.62 million ton-km compare
  5. 82 Tanzania 20.04 million ton-km compare
  6. 83 Sudan 20.04 million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight in Mongolia?
Air transport, freight in Mongolia was 26.52 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 Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 26.52 million ton-km in 2023.
What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1687 million ton-km in 2021.
How does Mongolia rank for air transport, freight?
Mongolia ranks 80th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 199.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mongolia 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.