Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — El Salvador

Air freight traffic in El Salvador in 2023 — 27.8 M t-km. Ranked 77 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 143.9%.

2023 27.8 M t-km +127.52% vs 2022
World rank 77of 137
Period maximum 47 M t-km1998
Period minimum 2.5 M t-km1989

Trend over time

1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — El Salvador, 1970–2023020406019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 11.4 M t-km1971: 13.6 M t-km1972: 14.1 M t-km1973: 14 M t-km1974: 14 M t-km1975: 14 M t-km1976: 14 M t-km1977: 24.5 M t-km1978: 27.3 M t-km1979: 27.1 M t-km1980: 17.2 M t-km1981: 12.8 M t-km1982: 10.4 M t-km1983: 7.3 M t-km1984: 4 M t-km1986: 2.6 M t-km1987: 3 M t-km1988: 6.5 M t-km1989: 2.5 M t-km1990: 4.6 M t-km1991: 5.6 M t-km1992: 15.8 M t-km1993: 19.9 M t-km1994: 14.3 M t-km1995: 15 M t-km1996: 15.8 M t-km1997: 19.3 M t-km1998: 47 M t-km1999: 21.9 M t-km2000: 31.2 M t-km2001: 46.9 M t-km2002: 11.6 M t-km2003: 4.8 M t-km2004: 23.8 M t-km2005: 20.8 M t-km2006: 20.2 M t-km2007: 22 M t-km2008: 18.4 M t-km2009: 15.3 M t-km2010: 11 M t-km2011: 14.7 M t-km2012: 17.1 M t-km2013: 15.7 M t-km2014: 16.4 M t-km2015: 13.9 M t-km2016: 13.2 M t-km2017: 13.8 M t-km2018: 10.7 M t-km2019: 13.1 M t-km2020: 7.1 M t-km2021: 11.3 M t-km2022: 12.2 M t-km2023: 27.8 M t-km
Change over the period: +16.4 (+143.87%) Average annual rate: 1.7 %

Comparison, 2023

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

El Salvador 27.8 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
Latin America & Caribbean 6,767.7 M t-km
Central America computed 1,275.3 M t-km
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5,824.1 M t-km
Air freight traffic — El Salvador, by year El Salvador All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 27.8 +15.6 +127.52%
2022 12.2 +1 +8.56%
2021 11.3 +4.1 +57.56%
2020 7.1 −6 −45.49%
2019 13.1 +2.4 +22.12%
2018 10.7 −3 −22.03%
2017 13.8 +0.6 +4.64%
2016 13.2 −0.7 −5.18%
2015 13.9 −2.5 −15.45%
2014 16.4 +0.8 +4.83%
2013 15.7 −1.4 −8.28%
2012 17.1 +2.4 +16.39%
2011 14.7 +3.7 +33.69%
2010 11 −4.3 −28.28%
2009 15.3 −3.1 −17.07%
2008 18.4 −3.5 −16.14%
2007 22 +1.8 +8.98%
2006 20.2 −0.6 −3%
2005 20.8 −3 −12.72%
2004 23.8 +19 +396.77%
2003 4.8 −6.8 −58.65%
2002 11.6 −35.3 −75.26%
2001 46.9 +15.7 +50.48%
2000 31.2 +9.3 +42.27%
1999 21.9 −25.1 −53.4%
1998 47 +27.7 +143.52%
1997 19.3 +3.5 +22.15%
1996 15.8 +0.8 +5.33%
1995 15 +0.7 +4.9%
1994 14.3 −5.6 −28.14%
1993 19.9 +4.1 +25.95%
1992 15.8 +10.2 +182.14%
1991 5.6 +1 +21.74%
1990 4.6 +2.1 +84%
1989 2.5 −4 −61.54%
1988 6.5 +3.5 +116.67%
1987 3 +0.4 +15.38%
1986 2.6
1984 4 −3.3 −45.21%
1983 7.3 −3.1 −29.81%
1982 10.4 −2.4 −18.75%
1981 12.8 −4.4 −25.58%
1980 17.2 −9.9 −36.53%
1979 27.1 −0.2 −0.73%
1978 27.3 +2.8 +11.43%
1977 24.5 +10.5 +75%
1976 14 +0 +0%
1975 14 +0 +0%
1974 14 +0 +0%
1973 14 −0.1 −0.71%
1972 14.1 +0.5 +3.68%
1971 13.6 +2.2 +19.3%
1970 11.4

Central America, 2023

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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.