Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — G7

Air freight traffic in the G7 in 2023 — 75,876.4 M t-km. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 891.5%.

2023 75,876.4 M t-km −6.69% vs 2022
World rank
Period maximum 81,313.4 M t-km2022
Period minimum 7,652.9 M t-km1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — G7, 1970–2023025,00050,00075,000100,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 7,652.9 M t-km1971: 8,296.1 M t-km1972: 9,573.4 M t-km1973: 11,132.1 M t-km1974: 11,612.3 M t-km1975: 11,497.1 M t-km1976: 12,666.4 M t-km1977: 13,868.1 M t-km1978: 15,056.6 M t-km1979: 16,126 M t-km1980: 16,617.8 M t-km1981: 17,109.8 M t-km1982: 17,119.9 M t-km1983: 19,407 M t-km1984: 21,972.6 M t-km1985: 22,040.9 M t-km1986: 24,501.9 M t-km1987: 27,763.7 M t-km1988: 31,142 M t-km1989: 33,316.4 M t-km1990: 34,232.2 M t-km1991: 34,091.5 M t-km1992: 36,090.1 M t-km1993: 38,293.3 M t-km1994: 44,103.2 M t-km1995: 46,512.1 M t-km1996: 50,214.8 M t-km1997: 54,149.7 M t-km1998: 52,224.5 M t-km1999: 55,518.3 M t-km2000: 60,001.5 M t-km2001: 55,169.5 M t-km2002: 57,897.7 M t-km2003: 62,878.1 M t-km2004: 68,556.3 M t-km2005: 68,321.8 M t-km2006: 71,726.6 M t-km2007: 73,141 M t-km2008: 70,978.6 M t-km2009: 70,758 M t-km2010: 68,444.3 M t-km2011: 67,973.9 M t-km2012: 67,018.9 M t-km2013: 65,363.1 M t-km2014: 67,270.7 M t-km2015: 66,056 M t-km2016: 67,959.1 M t-km2017: 74,632.2 M t-km2018: 74,918 M t-km2019: 74,009.1 M t-km2020: 67,221.3 M t-km2021: 81,079.5 M t-km2022: 81,313.4 M t-km2023: 75,876.4 M t-km
Change over the period: +68,223.5 (+891.47%) Average annual rate: 4.42 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: G7

G7 75,876.4 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
Air freight traffic — G7, by year G7 All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 75,876.4 −5,437 −6.69%
2022 81,313.4 +233.9 +0.29%
2021 81,079.5 +13,858.2 +20.62%
2020 67,221.3 −6,787.8 −9.17%
2019 74,009.1 −908.8 −1.21%
2018 74,918 +285.7 +0.38%
2017 74,632.2 +6,673.2 +9.82%
2016 67,959.1 +1,903.1 +2.88%
2015 66,056 −1,214.7 −1.81%
2014 67,270.7 +1,907.6 +2.92%
2013 65,363.1 −1,655.8 −2.47%
2012 67,018.9 −955 −1.4%
2011 67,973.9 −470.4 −0.69%
2010 68,444.3 −2,313.7 −3.27%
2009 70,758 −220.6 −0.31%
2008 70,978.6 −2,162.4 −2.96%
2007 73,141 +1,414.3 +1.97%
2006 71,726.6 +3,404.8 +4.98%
2005 68,321.8 −234.4 −0.34%
2004 68,556.3 +5,678.2 +9.03%
2003 62,878.1 +4,980.4 +8.6%
2002 57,897.7 +2,728.2 +4.95%
2001 55,169.5 −4,832 −8.05%
2000 60,001.5 +4,483.2 +8.08%
1999 55,518.3 +3,293.8 +6.31%
1998 52,224.5 −1,925.2 −3.56%
1997 54,149.7 +3,934.9 +7.84%
1996 50,214.8 +3,702.7 +7.96%
1995 46,512.1 +2,408.9 +5.46%
1994 44,103.2 +5,809.9 +15.17%
1993 38,293.3 +2,203.2 +6.1%
1992 36,090.1 +1,998.6 +5.86%
1991 34,091.5 −140.7 −0.41%
1990 34,232.2 +915.8 +2.75%
1989 33,316.4 +2,174.4 +6.98%
1988 31,142 +3,378.3 +12.17%
1987 27,763.7 +3,261.8 +13.31%
1986 24,501.9 +2,461 +11.17%
1985 22,040.9 +68.3 +0.31%
1984 21,972.6 +2,565.6 +13.22%
1983 19,407 +2,287.1 +13.36%
1982 17,119.9 +10.1 +0.06%
1981 17,109.8 +492 +2.96%
1980 16,617.8 +491.8 +3.05%
1979 16,126 +1,069.4 +7.1%
1978 15,056.6 +1,188.5 +8.57%
1977 13,868.1 +1,201.7 +9.49%
1976 12,666.4 +1,169.3 +10.17%
1975 11,497.1 −115.2 −0.99%
1974 11,612.3 +480.2 +4.31%
1973 11,132.1 +1,558.7 +16.28%
1972 9,573.4 +1,277.3 +15.4%
1971 8,296.1 +643.2 +8.4%
1970 7,652.9

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.