Air freight traffic in Sri Lanka in 2023 — 278.5 M t-km. Ranked 49 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 15,372.1%.
1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | M t-km | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 278.5 | −36.3 | −11.52% |
| 2022 | 314.8 | −97.7 | −23.69% |
| 2021 | 412.5 | +186 | +82.13% |
| 2020 | 226.5 | −167.6 | −42.53% |
| 2019 | 394.1 | −42.1 | −9.66% |
| 2018 | 436.2 | +37.7 | +9.47% |
| 2017 | 398.5 | −4.6 | −1.14% |
| 2016 | 403.1 | +21.4 | +5.62% |
| 2015 | 381.6 | −3.1 | −0.8% |
| 2014 | 384.7 | −0.4 | −0.11% |
| 2013 | 385.1 | −20.3 | −5.01% |
| 2012 | 405.4 | +40.9 | +11.23% |
| 2011 | 364.5 | +25.5 | +7.51% |
| 2010 | 339 | +60.1 | +21.52% |
| 2009 | 279 | −52.5 | −15.83% |
| 2008 | 331.5 | −12.2 | −3.55% |
| 2007 | 343.6 | +18.2 | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 325.4 | +15.1 | +4.85% |
| 2005 | 310.4 | −2.3 | −0.72% |
| 2004 | 312.6 | +74.6 | +31.35% |
| 2003 | 238 | +34.9 | +17.17% |
| 2002 | 203.1 | −14.4 | −6.64% |
| 2001 | 217.6 | −38.1 | −14.92% |
| 2000 | 255.7 | +76.5 | +42.69% |
| 1999 | 179.2 | +22.7 | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 156.5 | −17.4 | −10.01% |
| 1997 | 173.9 | +15.3 | +9.65% |
| 1996 | 158.6 | +2.6 | +1.67% |
| 1995 | 156 | +46.1 | +41.95% |
| 1994 | 109.9 | +5.5 | +5.27% |
| 1993 | 104.4 | −5.4 | −4.92% |
| 1992 | 109.8 | +9.1 | +9.04% |
| 1991 | 100.7 | +7.3 | +7.82% |
| 1990 | 93.4 | +18 | +23.87% |
| 1989 | 75.4 | +13.7 | +22.2% |
| 1988 | 61.7 | +12.6 | +25.66% |
| 1987 | 49.1 | −5.6 | −10.24% |
| 1986 | 54.7 | −12.9 | −19.08% |
| 1985 | 67.6 | +8 | +13.42% |
| 1984 | 59.6 | +15 | +33.63% |
| 1983 | 44.6 | +4.8 | +12.06% |
| 1982 | 39.8 | +13 | +48.51% |
| 1981 | 26.8 | +17.1 | +176.29% |
| 1980 | 9.7 | +7.9 | +438.89% |
| 1979 | 1.8 | +1.3 | +260% |
| 1978 | 0.5 | −1.7 | −77.27% |
| 1977 | 2.2 | −0.2 | −8.33% |
| 1976 | 2.4 | +0.4 | +20% |
| 1975 | 2 | −0.6 | −23.08% |
| 1974 | 2.6 | −0.3 | −10.34% |
| 1973 | 2.9 | −0.6 | −17.14% |
| 1972 | 3.5 | +1.6 | +84.21% |
| 1971 | 1.9 | +0.1 | +5.56% |
| 1970 | 1.8 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
How many passengers are carried by airlines registered in the country.
Transport Container port trafficHow many containers pass through the country's ports in a year, in TEU.
Trade Merchandise exportsExports of goods only, without services — WTO data.
Transport Aircraft departuresThe number of departures by aircraft registered in the country.
Transport Rail linesThe total length of rail lines in kilometers.
Transport Rail passenger trafficPassenger traffic in millions of passenger-kilometers.
