The statistic illustrates the worldwide fuel expenses of commercial airlines between 2005 and 2021 and gives a projection for 2020. In 2022, due to the coronavirus pandemic, only 100 billion U.S. dollars were spent by airlines on fuel.
Fuel expenses of commercial airlines worldwide between 2005 and 2022
(in billion U.S. dollars)
* This figure was taken from a previous edition which was released prior to the coronavirus outbreak and can be accessed here.
** Forecast
Figures prior to 2016 taken from previous reports. 2021 figures is estimated.
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IATA. (October 5, 2021). Fuel expenses of commercial airlines worldwide between 2005 and 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/655043/fuel-expenditure-of-airlines-worldwide/
IATA. "Fuel expenses of commercial airlines worldwide between 2005 and 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 5, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655043/fuel-expenditure-of-airlines-worldwide/
IATA. (2021). Fuel expenses of commercial airlines worldwide between 2005 and 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/655043/fuel-expenditure-of-airlines-worldwide/
IATA. "Fuel Expenses of Commercial Airlines Worldwide between 2005 and 2022 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655043/fuel-expenditure-of-airlines-worldwide/
IATA, Fuel expenses of commercial airlines worldwide between 2005 and 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/655043/fuel-expenditure-of-airlines-worldwide/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Fuel expenses of commercial airlines worldwide between 2005 and 2022 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], IATA, October 5, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/655043/fuel-expenditure-of-airlines-worldwide/