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Air freight traffic — Afghanistan

Air freight traffic in Afghanistan in 2023 — 0.8 M t-km. Ranked 116 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 89.6%.

2023 0.8 M t-km −67.51% vs 2022
World rank 116of 137
Period maximum 116.7 M t-km2012
Period minimum 0.8 M t-km2023

Trend over time

1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Afghanistan, 1970–202305010015019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 7.6 M t-km1971: 2.1 M t-km1972: 0.8 M t-km1973: 1.1 M t-km1974: 13.3 M t-km1975: 10.5 M t-km1976: 12.9 M t-km1977: 13.9 M t-km1978: 12.9 M t-km1979: 19.1 M t-km1980: 21.4 M t-km1981: 19.4 M t-km1982: 18.3 M t-km1983: 11.4 M t-km1984: 19.8 M t-km1985: 19.9 M t-km1986: 7.5 M t-km1987: 8.1 M t-km1988: 8.8 M t-km1989: 11.5 M t-km1990: 9.4 M t-km1991: 8.4 M t-km1992: 8.4 M t-km1993: 6.7 M t-km1994: 12.3 M t-km1995: 12.9 M t-km1996: 13.5 M t-km1997: 35.4 M t-km1998: 15 M t-km1999: 7.4 M t-km2000: 7.8 M t-km2010: 108 M t-km2011: 109.4 M t-km2012: 116.7 M t-km2013: 84.6 M t-km2014: 34.3 M t-km2015: 33.1 M t-km2016: 29 M t-km2017: 21.5 M t-km2018: 29.6 M t-km2019: 20 M t-km2020: 19.9 M t-km2021: 12 M t-km2022: 2.4 M t-km2023: 0.8 M t-km
Change over the period: −6.8 (−89.55%) Average annual rate: -4.17 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 0.8 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
South Asia 2,231.2 M t-km
Southern Asia computed 2,678.5 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 0.8 −1.7 −67.51%
2022 2.4 −9.6 −79.67%
2021 12 −7.9 −39.53%
2020 19.9 −0.1 −0.68%
2019 20 −9.5 −32.29%
2018 29.6 +8.1 +37.73%
2017 21.5 −7.5 −26.02%
2016 29 −4.1 −12.36%
2015 33.1 −1.2 −3.45%
2014 34.3 −50.3 −59.49%
2013 84.6 −32 −27.46%
2012 116.7 +7.2 +6.62%
2011 109.4 +1.4 +1.3%
2010 108 — —
2000 7.8 +0.4 +5.58%
1999 7.4 −7.6 −50.67%
1998 15 −20.4 −57.63%
1997 35.4 +21.9 +162.22%
1996 13.5 +0.6 +4.65%
1995 12.9 +0.6 +4.88%
1994 12.3 +5.6 +83.58%
1993 6.7 −1.7 −20.24%
1992 8.4 +0 +0%
1991 8.4 −1 −10.64%
1990 9.4 −2.1 −18.26%
1989 11.5 +2.7 +30.68%
1988 8.8 +0.7 +8.64%
1987 8.1 +0.6 +8%
1986 7.5 −12.4 −62.31%
1985 19.9 +0.1 +0.51%
1984 19.8 +8.4 +73.68%
1983 11.4 −6.9 −37.7%
1982 18.3 −1.1 −5.67%
1981 19.4 −2 −9.35%
1980 21.4 +2.3 +12.04%
1979 19.1 +6.2 +48.06%
1978 12.9 −1 −7.19%
1977 13.9 +1 +7.75%
1976 12.9 +2.4 +22.86%
1975 10.5 −2.8 −21.05%
1974 13.3 +12.2 +1,109.09%
1973 1.1 +0.3 +37.5%
1972 0.8 −1.3 −61.9%
1971 2.1 −5.5 −72.37%
1970 7.6 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IN India 1,807 PK Pakistan 309.5 LK Sri Lanka 278.5 IR Iran 136.9 BD Bangladesh 98.9 MV Maldives 29.5 NP Nepal 16.9 AF Afghanistan 0.8 BT Bhutan 0.5
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About the indicator

The volume of freight and mail carried by air, in millions of tonne-kilometers: the mass of the cargo multiplied by the distance of the haul. Air freight accounts for less than 1% of world trade by weight but about a third of it by value — what goes by air is high-margin and time-sensitive goods.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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