Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — Southern Africa

Air freight traffic in Southern Africa in 2022 — 143.4 M t-km. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 43%.

2022 143.4 M t-km +841.32% vs 2021
World rank
Period maximum 1,233 M t-km2006
Period minimum 15.2 M t-km2021

Trend over time

1980–2022 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Southern Africa, 1980–202205001,0001,5001980198519901995200020052010201520201980: 251.4 M t-km1981: 311.6 M t-km1982: 318.6 M t-km1983: 367.6 M t-km1984: 443.2 M t-km1985: 392.3 M t-km1986: 308.8 M t-km1987: 269.3 M t-km1988: 239.7 M t-km1989: 206.3 M t-km1990: 182.6 M t-km1991: 193.6 M t-km1992: 275.1 M t-km1993: 355.8 M t-km1994: 302.6 M t-km1995: 290.8 M t-km1996: 357.5 M t-km1997: 456 M t-km1998: 535.9 M t-km1999: 725.5 M t-km2000: 764.1 M t-km2001: 830.5 M t-km2002: 805.2 M t-km2003: 937.4 M t-km2004: 985.8 M t-km2005: 923.7 M t-km2006: 1,233 M t-km2009: 676.4 M t-km2010: 1,026.2 M t-km2011: 1,073.7 M t-km2012: 1,175.7 M t-km2013: 1,123.8 M t-km2014: 1,077.2 M t-km2017: 855.7 M t-km2018: 723.2 M t-km2019: 572.8 M t-km2020: 104 M t-km2021: 15.2 M t-km2022: 143.4 M t-km
Change over the period: −108 (−42.96%) Average annual rate: -1.33 %

Comparison, 2022

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

Southern Africa 143.4 M t-km
World 202,493.4 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
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

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.