World - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in World was 20,458,480 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 39,203,780 in 2019 and a minimum value of 9,244,700 in 1975.

Definition: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 9,448,300
1971 9,504,500
1973 9,764,900
1974 9,254,900
1975 9,244,700
1976 9,562,900
1977 9,915,900
1978 10,183,700
1979 10,653,400
1980 10,704,900
1981 10,270,100
1982 10,335,800
1983 10,758,700
1984 11,404,000
1985 11,897,900
1986 12,677,000
1987 13,244,800
1988 13,880,900
1989 14,021,100
1990 14,583,900
1991 14,360,900
1992 14,918,800
1993 15,986,200
1994 17,218,900
1995 18,008,200
1996 18,953,600
1997 19,546,600
1998 19,653,200
1999 20,736,600
2000 22,008,660
2001 22,264,220
2002 20,817,390
2003 21,282,620
2004 23,752,620
2005 24,215,710
2006 24,829,380
2007 26,016,010
2008 25,498,090
2009 26,122,520
2010 29,637,930
2011 30,564,980
2012 30,771,380
2013 31,464,400
2014 32,339,780
2015 33,362,840
2016 34,687,960
2017 35,703,840
2018 36,828,230
2019 39,203,780
2020 20,458,480

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in World was 180,531 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 47 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 221,496 in 2019 and a minimum value of 15,569 in 1973.

Definition: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1973 15,569
1974 16,955
1975 17,236
1976 19,300
1977 21,323
1978 23,580
1979 25,627
1980 26,825
1981 28,361
1982 29,046
1983 32,408
1984 36,842
1985 37,062
1986 40,332
1987 45,393
1988 50,419
1989 54,428
1990 56,125
1991 56,142
1992 61,025
1993 67,523
1994 77,183
1995 83,098
1996 89,165
1997 102,876
1998 101,788
1999 108,630
2000 118,257
2001 110,861
2002 117,507
2003 124,203
2004 139,033
2005 141,484
2006 148,938
2007 158,206
2008 158,488
2009 175,509
2010 182,026
2011 183,037
2012 175,051
2013 175,830
2014 184,831
2015 187,769
2016 194,898
2017 212,867
2018 221,166
2019 221,496
2020 180,531

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in World was 1,809,389,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4,557,606,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 310,441,400 in 1970.

Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 310,441,400
1971 331,604,900
1973 401,571,800
1974 421,145,200
1975 432,276,500
1976 471,773,400
1977 513,269,300
1978 576,090,000
1979 648,400,600
1980 641,872,900
1981 640,619,400
1982 654,482,100
1983 685,101,600
1984 732,410,300
1985 783,198,100
1986 842,594,300
1987 904,838,100
1988 953,896,000
1989 983,208,800
1990 1,024,977,000
1991 1,133,228,000
1992 1,145,437,000
1993 1,142,265,000
1994 1,233,233,000
1995 1,302,892,000
1996 1,390,964,000
1997 1,455,104,000
1998 1,466,962,000
1999 1,562,256,000
2000 1,674,065,000
2001 1,655,230,000
2002 1,627,405,000
2003 1,665,309,000
2004 1,888,695,000
2005 1,969,591,000
2006 2,072,414,000
2007 2,209,136,000
2008 2,208,219,000
2009 2,249,729,000
2010 2,628,261,000
2011 2,786,954,000
2012 2,894,055,000
2013 3,048,275,000
2014 3,227,291,000
2015 3,466,479,000
2016 3,705,102,000
2017 3,973,790,000
2018 4,242,448,000
2019 4,557,606,000
2020 1,809,389,000

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation