Air freight traffic in Southern Africa in 2022 — 143.4 M t-km. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 43%.
1980–2022 · million tonne-kilometers
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | M t-km | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 143.4 | +128.2 | +841.32% |
| 2021 | 15.2 | −88.8 | −85.36% |
| 2020 | 104 | −468.8 | −81.84% |
| 2019 | 572.8 | −150.4 | −20.79% |
| 2018 | 723.2 | −132.5 | −15.49% |
| 2017 | 855.7 | — | — |
| 2014 | 1,077.2 | −46.6 | −4.15% |
| 2013 | 1,123.8 | −51.9 | −4.41% |
| 2012 | 1,175.7 | +102 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 1,073.7 | +47.6 | +4.63% |
| 2010 | 1,026.2 | +349.8 | +51.71% |
| 2009 | 676.4 | — | — |
| 2006 | 1,233 | +309.3 | +33.48% |
| 2005 | 923.7 | −62.1 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | 985.8 | +48.3 | +5.16% |
| 2003 | 937.4 | +132.2 | +16.42% |
| 2002 | 805.2 | −25.3 | −3.05% |
| 2001 | 830.5 | +66.4 | +8.7% |
| 2000 | 764.1 | +38.6 | +5.32% |
| 1999 | 725.5 | +189.6 | +35.38% |
| 1998 | 535.9 | +79.9 | +17.52% |
| 1997 | 456 | +98.5 | +27.55% |
| 1996 | 357.5 | +66.7 | +22.94% |
| 1995 | 290.8 | −11.8 | −3.9% |
| 1994 | 302.6 | −53.2 | −14.95% |
| 1993 | 355.8 | +80.7 | +29.33% |
| 1992 | 275.1 | +81.5 | +42.1% |
| 1991 | 193.6 | +11 | +6.02% |
| 1990 | 182.6 | −23.7 | −11.49% |
| 1989 | 206.3 | −33.4 | −13.93% |
| 1988 | 239.7 | −29.6 | −10.99% |
| 1987 | 269.3 | −39.5 | −12.79% |
| 1986 | 308.8 | −83.5 | −21.28% |
| 1985 | 392.3 | −50.9 | −11.48% |
| 1984 | 443.2 | +75.6 | +20.57% |
| 1983 | 367.6 | +49 | +15.38% |
| 1982 | 318.6 | +7 | +2.25% |
| 1981 | 311.6 | +60.2 | +23.95% |
| 1980 | 251.4 | — | — |
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.