Following somewhat slow growth in the early 2010’s, the global volume of air freight increased rapidly in recent years with freight volumes reaching 65.6 million metric tons in 2021. This value was forecasted to reach 57.7 million metric tons in 2023.
Worldwide air freight traffic from 2004 to 2021, with an estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in million metric tons)
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Segments
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Outlook
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- Freight uplifted in the United Kingdom (UK) by cargo airline services 2020
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- Tumaco, Colombia: port cargo throughput 2006-2019
- Volume of other goods cargo exported in industrial ports Saudi Arabia 2015-2019
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IATA. (June 1, 2023). Worldwide air freight traffic from 2004 to 2021, with an estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/564668/worldwide-air-cargo-traffic/
IATA. "Worldwide air freight traffic from 2004 to 2021, with an estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. June 1, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/564668/worldwide-air-cargo-traffic/
IATA. (2023). Worldwide air freight traffic from 2004 to 2021, with an estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/564668/worldwide-air-cargo-traffic/
IATA. "Worldwide Air Freight Traffic from 2004 to 2021, with An Estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/564668/worldwide-air-cargo-traffic/
IATA, Worldwide air freight traffic from 2004 to 2021, with an estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/564668/worldwide-air-cargo-traffic/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Worldwide air freight traffic from 2004 to 2021, with an estimate for 2022 and 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], IATA, June 1, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/564668/worldwide-air-cargo-traffic/