Air freight traffic in low-income countries in 2019 — 2,508.9 M t-km. Since 1974, the indicator has risen by 1,561.5%.
1974–2019 · million tonne-kilometers
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | M t-km | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2,508.9 | +352.5 | +16.34% |
| 2018 | 2,156.4 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,101.7 | +109.2 | +11% |
| 2013 | 992.5 | +29.8 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 962.7 | +215.2 | +28.8% |
| 2011 | 747.4 | +115.3 | +18.23% |
| 2010 | 632.2 | — | — |
| 1994 | 328.2 | +50.4 | +18.14% |
| 1993 | 277.8 | −11.6 | −4.01% |
| 1992 | 289.4 | +15.2 | +5.54% |
| 1991 | 274.2 | −69.8 | −20.29% |
| 1990 | 344 | −28.5 | −7.65% |
| 1989 | 372.5 | +33.8 | +9.98% |
| 1988 | 338.7 | −4.3 | −1.25% |
| 1987 | 343 | +42.4 | +14.11% |
| 1986 | 300.6 | +1.1 | +0.37% |
| 1985 | 299.5 | +28.7 | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 270.8 | +15.1 | +5.91% |
| 1983 | 255.7 | −19.8 | −7.19% |
| 1982 | 275.5 | +2.7 | +0.99% |
| 1981 | 272.8 | +27.7 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | 245.1 | +12.7 | +5.46% |
| 1979 | 232.4 | +32.4 | +16.2% |
| 1978 | 200 | +13.2 | +7.07% |
| 1977 | 186.8 | −9.7 | −4.94% |
| 1976 | 196.5 | +25.3 | +14.78% |
| 1975 | 171.2 | +20.2 | +13.38% |
| 1974 | 151 | — | — |
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.