Air freight traffic in Eastern Asia in 2023 — 55,611.6 M t-km. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 529.4%.
1991–2023 · million tonne-kilometers
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Asia
| Year | M t-km | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 55,611.6 | +13,203.4 | +31.13% |
| 2022 | 42,408.2 | −13,899.2 | −24.68% |
| 2021 | 56,307.4 | +8,649.8 | +18.15% |
| 2020 | 47,657.6 | −9,094.2 | −16.02% |
| 2019 | 56,751.8 | −2,160.5 | −3.67% |
| 2018 | 58,912.4 | +935.8 | +1.61% |
| 2017 | 57,976.6 | +5,058.3 | +9.56% |
| 2016 | 52,918.2 | +1,829.2 | +3.58% |
| 2015 | 51,089 | +2,616.4 | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 48,472.6 | +4,162 | +9.39% |
| 2013 | 44,310.6 | −94.3 | −0.21% |
| 2012 | 44,405 | −1,375 | −3% |
| 2011 | 45,780 | −2,471.1 | −5.12% |
| 2010 | 48,251.1 | −2,703.5 | −5.31% |
| 2009 | 50,954.6 | +13,576.7 | +36.32% |
| 2008 | 37,377.8 | −1,508.3 | −3.88% |
| 2007 | 38,886.2 | +6,446.8 | +19.87% |
| 2006 | 32,439.3 | +936.2 | +2.97% |
| 2005 | 31,503.2 | +650.9 | +2.11% |
| 2004 | 30,852.2 | +4,150 | +15.54% |
| 2003 | 26,702.3 | −167.5 | −0.62% |
| 2002 | 26,869.7 | +3,098.5 | +13.03% |
| 2001 | 23,771.2 | −1,595.9 | −6.29% |
| 2000 | 25,367.1 | +1,192 | +4.93% |
| 1999 | 24,175.1 | +2,736.8 | +12.77% |
| 1998 | 21,438.3 | +1,630.9 | +8.23% |
| 1997 | 19,807.4 | +4,760 | +31.63% |
| 1996 | 15,047.4 | +1,340.6 | +9.78% |
| 1995 | 13,706.8 | +1,332.3 | +10.77% |
| 1994 | 12,374.5 | +1,146.2 | +10.21% |
| 1993 | 11,228.3 | +1,399.9 | +14.24% |
| 1992 | 9,828.4 | +992.3 | +11.23% |
| 1991 | 8,836.1 | — | — |
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.