Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — Eastern Africa

Air freight traffic in Eastern Africa in 2019 — 3,090.2 M t-km. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2,177.2%.

2019 3,090.2 M t-km +13.48% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 3,090.2 M t-km2019
Period minimum 127.7 M t-km1981

Trend over time

1980–2019 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Eastern Africa, 1980–201901,0002,0003,0004,000198019841988199219962000200420082012201620191980: 135.7 M t-km1981: 127.7 M t-km1982: 152.5 M t-km1983: 164.2 M t-km1984: 175.1 M t-km1985: 201.6 M t-km1986: 227.5 M t-km1987: 325.5 M t-km1988: 368.2 M t-km1989: 360.8 M t-km1990: 359.9 M t-km1991: 339.3 M t-km2010: 963.5 M t-km2011: 991.1 M t-km2012: 1,215.4 M t-km2013: 1,435.5 M t-km2014: 1,567.9 M t-km2018: 2,723.1 M t-km2019: 3,090.2 M t-km
Change over the period: +2,954.5 (+2,177.2%) Average annual rate: 8.34 %

Comparison, 2019

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

Eastern Africa 3,090.2 M t-km
World 219,524.4 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Eastern Africa, by year Eastern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2019 3,090.2 +367.1 +13.48%
2018 2,723.1
2014 1,567.9 +132.4 +9.23%
2013 1,435.5 +220.1 +18.11%
2012 1,215.4 +224.2 +22.63%
2011 991.1 +27.6 +2.86%
2010 963.5
1991 339.3 −20.6 −5.72%
1990 359.9 −0.9 −0.25%
1989 360.8 −7.4 −2.01%
1988 368.2 +42.7 +13.12%
1987 325.5 +98 +43.08%
1986 227.5 +25.9 +12.85%
1985 201.6 +26.5 +15.13%
1984 175.1 +10.9 +6.64%
1983 164.2 +11.7 +7.67%
1982 152.5 +24.8 +19.42%
1981 127.7 −8 −5.9%
1980 135.7

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.