Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — Ecuador

Air freight traffic in Ecuador in 2023 — 120 M t-km. Ranked 59 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 1,190.4%.

2023 120 M t-km +1,219.04% vs 2022
World rank 59of 137
Period maximum 129.7 M t-km2010
Period minimum 3.2 M t-km2009

Trend over time

1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Ecuador, 1970–202305010015019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 9.3 M t-km1971: 4.7 M t-km1972: 4.5 M t-km1973: 9.6 M t-km1974: 9.8 M t-km1975: 6.4 M t-km1976: 6.9 M t-km1977: 9.5 M t-km1978: 12.9 M t-km1979: 30.9 M t-km1980: 39.8 M t-km1981: 38.8 M t-km1982: 36.6 M t-km1983: 33 M t-km1984: 42.5 M t-km1985: 50.7 M t-km1986: 58.6 M t-km1987: 70 M t-km1988: 73.6 M t-km1989: 68.4 M t-km1990: 63.2 M t-km1991: 68 M t-km1992: 54.1 M t-km1993: 85.4 M t-km1994: 38 M t-km1995: 32.2 M t-km1996: 32.9 M t-km1997: 53.8 M t-km1998: 82.2 M t-km1999: 33 M t-km2000: 15.5 M t-km2001: 6.4 M t-km2002: 8 M t-km2003: 4.3 M t-km2004: 5 M t-km2005: 5.4 M t-km2006: 5.9 M t-km2007: 5.6 M t-km2008: 4.7 M t-km2009: 3.2 M t-km2010: 129.7 M t-km2011: 126.4 M t-km2012: 121.4 M t-km2013: 112.1 M t-km2014: 82.1 M t-km2015: 64 M t-km2016: 60.2 M t-km2017: 57.7 M t-km2018: 64.2 M t-km2019: 50.8 M t-km2020: 10.6 M t-km2021: 4.3 M t-km2022: 9.1 M t-km2023: 120 M t-km
Change over the period: +110.7 (+1,190.43%) Average annual rate: 4.94 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Ecuador 120 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
Latin America & Caribbean 6,767.7 M t-km
South America computed 5,422.9 M t-km
Upper-middle-income countries computed 46,057.5 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Ecuador, by year Ecuador All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 120 +110.9 +1,219.04%
2022 9.1 +4.8 +111.84%
2021 4.3 −6.3 −59.5%
2020 10.6 −40.2 −79.13%
2019 50.8 −13.4 −20.87%
2018 64.2 +6.5 +11.31%
2017 57.7 −2.5 −4.14%
2016 60.2 −3.9 −6.03%
2015 64 −18.1 −22%
2014 82.1 −30 −26.73%
2013 112.1 −9.3 −7.7%
2012 121.4 −5 −3.96%
2011 126.4 −3.3 −2.56%
2010 129.7 +126.5 +3,917.7%
2009 3.2 −1.4 −30.74%
2008 4.7 −1 −16.97%
2007 5.6 −0.3 −4.41%
2006 5.9 +0.4 +8%
2005 5.4 +0.4 +9%
2004 5 +0.7 +16.29%
2003 4.3 −3.7 −46.29%
2002 8 +1.6 +25.73%
2001 6.4 −9.1 −58.89%
2000 15.5 −17.5 −53.16%
1999 33 −49.2 −59.85%
1998 82.2 +28.4 +52.79%
1997 53.8 +20.9 +63.53%
1996 32.9 +0.7 +2.17%
1995 32.2 −5.8 −15.26%
1994 38 −47.4 −55.5%
1993 85.4 +31.3 +57.86%
1992 54.1 −13.9 −20.44%
1991 68 +4.8 +7.59%
1990 63.2 −5.2 −7.6%
1989 68.4 −5.2 −7.07%
1988 73.6 +3.6 +5.14%
1987 70 +11.4 +19.45%
1986 58.6 +7.9 +15.58%
1985 50.7 +8.2 +19.29%
1984 42.5 +9.5 +28.79%
1983 33 −3.6 −9.84%
1982 36.6 −2.2 −5.67%
1981 38.8 −1 −2.51%
1980 39.8 +8.9 +28.8%
1979 30.9 +18 +139.53%
1978 12.9 +3.4 +35.79%
1977 9.5 +2.6 +37.68%
1976 6.9 +0.5 +7.81%
1975 6.4 −3.4 −34.69%
1974 9.8 +0.2 +2.08%
1973 9.6 +5.1 +113.33%
1972 4.5 −0.2 −4.26%
1971 4.7 −4.6 −49.46%
1970 9.3

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.