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Air freight traffic — North Korea

Air freight traffic in North Korea in 2023 — 0 M t-km. Ranked 136 in the world out of 137. Since 1977, the indicator has fallen by 99.6%.

2023 0 M t-km +242.4% vs 2021
World rank 136of 137
Period maximum 3.9 M t-km1997
Period minimum 0 M t-km2021

Trend over time

1977–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — North Korea, 1977–20230123419771982198719921997200220072012201720221977: 1.7 M t-km1978: 1.8 M t-km1979: 2 M t-km1980: 2.2 M t-km1981: 1.9 M t-km1982: 1.9 M t-km1983: 2.4 M t-km1984: 2.4 M t-km1985: 2.4 M t-km1986: 2.6 M t-km1987: 2.7 M t-km1988: 2.9 M t-km1989: 3 M t-km1990: 3.1 M t-km1991: 3.1 M t-km1992: 3.1 M t-km1993: 3.1 M t-km1994: 3.1 M t-km1995: 3.3 M t-km1996: 3.3 M t-km1997: 3.9 M t-km1998: 1.5 M t-km1999: 1.6 M t-km2000: 1.8 M t-km2001: 1.6 M t-km2002: 1.7 M t-km2003: 1.8 M t-km2004: 2.1 M t-km2005: 2.2 M t-km2006: 2.3 M t-km2007: 2.4 M t-km2008: 2.3 M t-km2009: 2 M t-km2010: 1.6 M t-km2011: 1.4 M t-km2012: 2.8 M t-km2013: 3 M t-km2014: 0.3 M t-km2015: 0.3 M t-km2016: 0.2 M t-km2017: 0.3 M t-km2018: 0.5 M t-km2019: 0.5 M t-km2020: 0 M t-km2021: 0 M t-km2023: 0 M t-km
Change over the period: −1.7 (−99.56%) Average annual rate: -11.12 %

Comparison, 2023

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

North Korea 0 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
East Asia & Pacific 71,444 M t-km
Eastern Asia computed 55,611.6 M t-km
Air freight traffic — North Korea, by year North Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 0 — —
2021 0 −0 −81.5%
2020 0 −0.5 −97.57%
2019 0.5 −0 −0.63%
2018 0.5 +0.2 +94.91%
2017 0.3 +0 +9.29%
2016 0.2 −0.1 −20.1%
2015 0.3 −0.1 −15.88%
2014 0.3 −2.7 −88.74%
2013 3 +0.3 +9.08%
2012 2.8 +1.4 +104.15%
2011 1.4 −0.3 −15.71%
2010 1.6 −0.4 −18.59%
2009 2 −0.3 −13.22%
2008 2.3 −0.1 −5.41%
2007 2.4 +0.1 +5.99%
2006 2.3 +0.1 +4%
2005 2.2 +0.1 +3%
2004 2.1 +0.3 +17%
2003 1.8 +0.1 +5.01%
2002 1.7 +0.2 +10.99%
2001 1.6 −0.2 −10.98%
2000 1.8 +0.2 +9.87%
1999 1.6 +0.1 +6.67%
1998 1.5 −2.4 −61.54%
1997 3.9 +0.6 +18.18%
1996 3.3 +0 +0%
1995 3.3 +0.2 +6.45%
1994 3.1 +0 +0%
1993 3.1 +0 +0%
1992 3.1 +0 +0%
1991 3.1 +0 +0%
1990 3.1 +0.1 +3.33%
1989 3 +0.1 +3.45%
1988 2.9 +0.2 +7.41%
1987 2.7 +0.1 +3.85%
1986 2.6 +0.2 +8.33%
1985 2.4 +0 +0%
1984 2.4 +0 +0%
1983 2.4 +0.5 +26.32%
1982 1.9 +0 +0%
1981 1.9 −0.3 −13.64%
1980 2.2 +0.2 +10%
1979 2 +0.2 +11.11%
1978 1.8 +0.1 +5.88%
1977 1.7 — —

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CN China 26,170.4 KR South Korea 12,293.8 HK Hong Kong 8,638.4 JP Japan 8,474 MN Mongolia 26.5 MO Macao 8.5 KP North Korea 0
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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.

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