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 December 25, 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 December 25, 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: December 25, 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 December 25, 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/