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Air freight traffic — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Air freight traffic in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2023 — 0.5 M t-km. Ranked 121 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 96.5%.

2023 0.5 M t-km −56.27% vs 2022
World rank 121of 137
Period maximum 59.7 M t-km1989
Period minimum 0 M t-km2010

Trend over time

1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1970–2023020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 13.7 M t-km1971: 17.3 M t-km1972: 18.9 M t-km1973: 24.6 M t-km1974: 33.9 M t-km1975: 44.8 M t-km1976: 53.5 M t-km1977: 42 M t-km1978: 37.5 M t-km1979: 41.5 M t-km1980: 34.5 M t-km1981: 38.4 M t-km1982: 30.7 M t-km1983: 28.9 M t-km1984: 32 M t-km1985: 30.5 M t-km1986: 31.1 M t-km1987: 52.5 M t-km1988: 55.3 M t-km1989: 59.7 M t-km1990: 57.3 M t-km1991: 33.2 M t-km1992: 28.5 M t-km1993: 22.1 M t-km1994: 43.1 M t-km2001: 7.4 M t-km2010: 0 M t-km2011: 0 M t-km2012: 0.2 M t-km2013: 0.1 M t-km2014: 0.1 M t-km2015: 0.1 M t-km2016: 0.1 M t-km2017: 0.2 M t-km2018: 0.9 M t-km2019: 0.8 M t-km2020: 1 M t-km2021: 0.9 M t-km2022: 1.1 M t-km2023: 0.5 M t-km
Change over the period: −13.2 (−96.5%) Average annual rate: -6.13 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Democratic Republic of the Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.5 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
Sub-Saharan Africa 4,828.6 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 0.5 −0.6 −56.27%
2022 1.1 +0.1 +15.65%
2021 0.9 −0 −1.44%
2020 1 +0.2 +28.14%
2019 0.8 −0.2 −17.91%
2018 0.9 +0.7 +300.3%
2017 0.2 +0.2 +291.07%
2016 0.1 −0 −31.9%
2015 0.1 +0 +1.65%
2014 0.1 +0 +3%
2013 0.1 −0.1 −60.3%
2012 0.2 +0.2 —
2011 0 +0 —
2010 0 — —
2001 7.4 — —
1994 43.1 +21 +95.02%
1993 22.1 −6.4 −22.46%
1992 28.5 −4.7 −14.16%
1991 33.2 −24.1 −42.06%
1990 57.3 −2.4 −4.02%
1989 59.7 +4.4 +7.96%
1988 55.3 +2.8 +5.33%
1987 52.5 +21.4 +68.81%
1986 31.1 +0.6 +1.97%
1985 30.5 −1.5 −4.69%
1984 32 +3.1 +10.73%
1983 28.9 −1.8 −5.86%
1982 30.7 −7.7 −20.05%
1981 38.4 +3.9 +11.3%
1980 34.5 −7 −16.87%
1979 41.5 +4 +10.67%
1978 37.5 −4.5 −10.71%
1977 42 −11.5 −21.5%
1976 53.5 +8.7 +19.42%
1975 44.8 +10.9 +32.15%
1974 33.9 +9.3 +37.8%
1973 24.6 +5.7 +30.16%
1972 18.9 +1.6 +9.25%
1971 17.3 +3.6 +26.28%
1970 13.7 — —

Middle Africa, 2023

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

AO Angola 70.7 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.8 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.8 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.5 CM Cameroon 0
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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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