Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — Thailand

Air freight traffic in Thailand in 2023 — 1,649.9 M t-km. Ranked 21 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 17,641.2%.

2023 1,649.9 M t-km +20.75% vs 2022
World rank 21of 137
Period maximum 2,938.7 M t-km2010
Period minimum 9.3 M t-km1970

Trend over time

1970–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Thailand, 1970–202301,0002,0003,00019701976198219881994200020062012201820231970: 9.3 M t-km1971: 38.3 M t-km1972: 18.6 M t-km1973: 28.7 M t-km1974: 58.8 M t-km1975: 101.7 M t-km1976: 122.3 M t-km1977: 104.7 M t-km1978: 134.4 M t-km1979: 176 M t-km1980: 238.6 M t-km1981: 268.2 M t-km1982: 306.7 M t-km1983: 327.6 M t-km1984: 399.2 M t-km1985: 419.5 M t-km1986: 464.5 M t-km1987: 491.9 M t-km1988: 588 M t-km1989: 612.7 M t-km1990: 661 M t-km1991: 866.2 M t-km1992: 925.9 M t-km1993: 1,060.3 M t-km1994: 1,236.7 M t-km1995: 1,307.9 M t-km1996: 1,348.2 M t-km1997: 1,628.3 M t-km1998: 1,522.2 M t-km1999: 1,670.6 M t-km2000: 1,712.9 M t-km2001: 1,669.2 M t-km2002: 1,823.6 M t-km2003: 1,764.1 M t-km2004: 1,868.6 M t-km2005: 2,002.4 M t-km2006: 2,106.9 M t-km2007: 2,454.6 M t-km2008: 2,289 M t-km2009: 2,132.6 M t-km2010: 2,938.7 M t-km2011: 2,870.8 M t-km2012: 2,758.4 M t-km2013: 2,640.4 M t-km2014: 2,524.6 M t-km2015: 2,136.7 M t-km2016: 2,160.1 M t-km2017: 2,511.9 M t-km2018: 2,666.3 M t-km2019: 2,327.7 M t-km2020: 684.2 M t-km2021: 604 M t-km2022: 1,366.4 M t-km2023: 1,649.9 M t-km
Change over the period: +1,640.6 (+17,641.17%) Average annual rate: 10.26 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Thailand 1,649.9 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
East Asia & Pacific 71,444 M t-km
South-Eastern Asia computed 13,670.2 M t-km
Upper-middle-income countries computed 46,057.5 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Thailand, by year Thailand All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 1,649.9 +283.5 +20.75%
2022 1,366.4 +762.4 +126.21%
2021 604 −80.2 −11.72%
2020 684.2 −1,643.5 −70.61%
2019 2,327.7 −338.6 −12.7%
2018 2,666.3 +154.4 +6.15%
2017 2,511.9 +351.8 +16.29%
2016 2,160.1 +23.3 +1.09%
2015 2,136.7 −387.9 −15.37%
2014 2,524.6 −115.7 −4.38%
2013 2,640.4 −118.1 −4.28%
2012 2,758.4 −112.4 −3.91%
2011 2,870.8 −67.9 −2.31%
2010 2,938.7 +806.1 +37.8%
2009 2,132.6 −156.4 −6.83%
2008 2,289 −165.6 −6.75%
2007 2,454.6 +347.7 +16.5%
2006 2,106.9 +104.4 +5.22%
2005 2,002.4 +133.8 +7.16%
2004 1,868.6 +104.5 +5.92%
2003 1,764.1 −59.5 −3.26%
2002 1,823.6 +154.3 +9.25%
2001 1,669.2 −43.6 −2.55%
2000 1,712.9 +42.3 +2.53%
1999 1,670.6 +148.4 +9.75%
1998 1,522.2 −106.1 −6.52%
1997 1,628.3 +280.1 +20.78%
1996 1,348.2 +40.3 +3.08%
1995 1,307.9 +71.2 +5.76%
1994 1,236.7 +176.4 +16.64%
1993 1,060.3 +134.4 +14.52%
1992 925.9 +59.7 +6.89%
1991 866.2 +205.2 +31.04%
1990 661 +48.3 +7.88%
1989 612.7 +24.7 +4.2%
1988 588 +96.1 +19.54%
1987 491.9 +27.4 +5.9%
1986 464.5 +45 +10.73%
1985 419.5 +20.3 +5.09%
1984 399.2 +71.6 +21.86%
1983 327.6 +20.9 +6.81%
1982 306.7 +38.5 +14.35%
1981 268.2 +29.6 +12.41%
1980 238.6 +62.6 +35.57%
1979 176 +41.6 +30.95%
1978 134.4 +29.7 +28.37%
1977 104.7 −17.6 −14.39%
1976 122.3 +20.6 +20.26%
1975 101.7 +42.9 +72.96%
1974 58.8 +30.1 +104.88%
1973 28.7 +10.1 +54.3%
1972 18.6 −19.7 −51.44%
1971 38.3 +29 +311.83%
1970 9.3

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.