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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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 October 11, 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 October 11, 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: October 11, 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 October 11, 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/