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Air freight traffic — Papua New Guinea

Air freight traffic in Papua New Guinea in 2023 — 7.1 M t-km. Ranked 94 in the world out of 137. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 51.5%.

2023 7.1 M t-km −78.24% vs 2022
World rank 94of 137
Period maximum 38.2 M t-km2021
Period minimum 3.9 M t-km1976

Trend over time

1975–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Papua New Guinea, 1975–2023010203040197519801985199019952000200520102015202020231975: 4.7 M t-km1976: 3.9 M t-km1977: 6.2 M t-km1978: 8.8 M t-km1979: 8 M t-km1980: 8.6 M t-km1981: 8.9 M t-km1982: 8.8 M t-km1983: 7.5 M t-km1984: 11.2 M t-km1985: 9.6 M t-km1986: 9.5 M t-km1987: 9.4 M t-km1988: 12.9 M t-km1989: 14.8 M t-km1990: 14.8 M t-km1991: 15.6 M t-km1992: 16.1 M t-km1993: 14.6 M t-km1994: 17.2 M t-km1995: 18 M t-km1996: 18 M t-km1997: 15.7 M t-km1998: 13.5 M t-km1999: 20.7 M t-km2000: 22.3 M t-km2001: 21.7 M t-km2002: 24.2 M t-km2003: 17.1 M t-km2004: 23.2 M t-km2005: 21.1 M t-km2006: 21.9 M t-km2007: 23.1 M t-km2008: 22 M t-km2009: 19.3 M t-km2010: 28.5 M t-km2011: 32.2 M t-km2012: 28.5 M t-km2013: 32.7 M t-km2014: 33.4 M t-km2015: 27.4 M t-km2016: 26.9 M t-km2017: 29.2 M t-km2018: 31 M t-km2019: 30.7 M t-km2020: 31.8 M t-km2021: 38.2 M t-km2022: 32.7 M t-km2023: 7.1 M t-km
Change over the period: +2.4 (+51.5%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea 7.1 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
East Asia & Pacific 71,444 M t-km
Melanesia computed 202.6 M t-km
Lower-middle-income countries computed 5,824.1 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Papua New Guinea, by year Papua New Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 7.1 −25.6 −78.24%
2022 32.7 −5.5 −14.31%
2021 38.2 +6.3 +19.89%
2020 31.8 +1.2 +3.79%
2019 30.7 −0.4 −1.13%
2018 31 +1.8 +6.17%
2017 29.2 +2.3 +8.66%
2016 26.9 −0.5 −1.71%
2015 27.4 −6 −18.06%
2014 33.4 +0.7 +2.06%
2013 32.7 +4.2 +14.73%
2012 28.5 −3.7 −11.41%
2011 32.2 +3.7 +12.97%
2010 28.5 +9.2 +47.42%
2009 19.3 −2.7 −12.12%
2008 22 −1.1 −4.63%
2007 23.1 +1.2 +5.39%
2006 21.9 +0.8 +3.69%
2005 21.1 −2.1 −9.05%
2004 23.2 +6.1 +35.98%
2003 17.1 −7.1 −29.39%
2002 24.2 +2.4 +11.18%
2001 21.7 −0.6 −2.59%
2000 22.3 +1.6 +7.84%
1999 20.7 +7.2 +53.33%
1998 13.5 −2.2 −14.01%
1997 15.7 −2.3 −12.78%
1996 18 +0 +0%
1995 18 +0.8 +4.65%
1994 17.2 +2.6 +17.81%
1993 14.6 −1.5 −9.32%
1992 16.1 +0.5 +3.21%
1991 15.6 +0.8 +5.41%
1990 14.8 +0 +0%
1989 14.8 +1.9 +14.73%
1988 12.9 +3.5 +37.23%
1987 9.4 −0.1 −1.05%
1986 9.5 −0.1 −1.04%
1985 9.6 −1.6 −14.29%
1984 11.2 +3.7 +49.33%
1983 7.5 −1.3 −14.77%
1982 8.8 −0.1 −1.12%
1981 8.9 +0.3 +3.49%
1980 8.6 +0.6 +7.5%
1979 8 −0.8 −9.09%
1978 8.8 +2.6 +41.94%
1977 6.2 +2.3 +58.97%
1976 3.9 −0.8 −17.02%
1975 4.7 — —

Melanesia, 2023

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

FJ Fiji 156.1 VU Vanuatu 30.3 SB Solomon Islands 9.1 PG Papua New Guinea 7.1
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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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