Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — Europe & Central Asia

Air freight traffic in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 51,491.4 M t-km. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 158.7%.

2023 51,491.4 M t-km −3.23% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 58,442 M t-km2021
Period minimum 19,901.5 M t-km1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Europe & Central Asia, 1992–2023020,00040,00060,0001992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 19,901.5 M t-km1993: 22,543.3 M t-km1994: 25,777.1 M t-km1995: 27,975.6 M t-km1996: 29,574.8 M t-km1997: 31,775.8 M t-km1998: 29,670.6 M t-km1999: 31,304.2 M t-km2000: 34,864.5 M t-km2001: 32,576.1 M t-km2002: 32,960.8 M t-km2003: 33,998.3 M t-km2004: 37,192.5 M t-km2005: 37,481.5 M t-km2006: 39,366.3 M t-km2007: 39,949.1 M t-km2008: 40,790.4 M t-km2009: 45,222.2 M t-km2010: 41,318.1 M t-km2011: 42,779.7 M t-km2012: 41,730.7 M t-km2013: 42,534.5 M t-km2014: 43,951 M t-km2015: 43,944.5 M t-km2016: 46,351 M t-km2017: 51,926.8 M t-km2018: 53,981.4 M t-km2019: 55,261.9 M t-km2020: 45,233.4 M t-km2021: 58,442 M t-km2022: 53,208.6 M t-km2023: 51,491.4 M t-km
Change over the period: +31,589.9 (+158.73%) Average annual rate: 3.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 51,491.4 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 51,491.4 −1,717.2 −3.23%
2022 53,208.6 −5,233.4 −8.95%
2021 58,442 +13,208.7 +29.2%
2020 45,233.4 −10,028.5 −18.15%
2019 55,261.9 +1,280.5 +2.37%
2018 53,981.4 +2,054.6 +3.96%
2017 51,926.8 +5,575.8 +12.03%
2016 46,351 +2,406.5 +5.48%
2015 43,944.5 −6.5 −0.01%
2014 43,951 +1,416.5 +3.33%
2013 42,534.5 +803.8 +1.93%
2012 41,730.7 −1,049 −2.45%
2011 42,779.7 +1,461.6 +3.54%
2010 41,318.1 −3,904.1 −8.63%
2009 45,222.2 +4,431.8 +10.86%
2008 40,790.4 +841.3 +2.11%
2007 39,949.1 +582.8 +1.48%
2006 39,366.3 +1,884.8 +5.03%
2005 37,481.5 +289 +0.78%
2004 37,192.5 +3,194.2 +9.4%
2003 33,998.3 +1,037.4 +3.15%
2002 32,960.8 +384.7 +1.18%
2001 32,576.1 −2,288.4 −6.56%
2000 34,864.5 +3,560.3 +11.37%
1999 31,304.2 +1,633.6 +5.51%
1998 29,670.6 −2,105.2 −6.63%
1997 31,775.8 +2,201 +7.44%
1996 29,574.8 +1,599.2 +5.72%
1995 27,975.6 +2,198.5 +8.53%
1994 25,777.1 +3,233.8 +14.34%
1993 22,543.3 +2,641.8 +13.27%
1992 19,901.5

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.