This statistic presents the number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, with a breakdown by sector. In 2020, domestic letter post traffic decreased to around 260 billion pieces from 301 billion letters in the previous year.
Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by sector
(in billion units)
To retrieve the data, select all the administrations (world estimate), then select 9.2 Number of letter-post items, domestic service and 9.3 Number of letter-post items, international service from One or more Items and the Last five years year from Format 1.
Values have been rounded.
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UPU. (November 29, 2021). Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by sector (in billion units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 09, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/737395/letter-post-traffic-by-sector/
UPU. "Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by sector (in billion units)." Chart. November 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737395/letter-post-traffic-by-sector/
UPU. (2021). Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by sector (in billion units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 09, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/737395/letter-post-traffic-by-sector/
UPU. "Number of Letters Distributed Worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by Sector (in Billion Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737395/letter-post-traffic-by-sector/
UPU, Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by sector (in billion units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/737395/letter-post-traffic-by-sector/ (last visited November 09, 2024)
Number of letters distributed worldwide from 2015 to 2020, by sector (in billion units) [Graph], UPU, November 29, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/737395/letter-post-traffic-by-sector/
