Air cargo tonnes carried vs Airline passenger load factor
In 2024, air cargo tonnes carried worldwide was 60.8 million tonnes; airline passenger load factor was 83.5%.
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Air cargo tonnes carried
Unit: million tonnes · 2 observations
Forecast: dashed line, hollow markers, shaded band Estimates are listed as such in the table below
Airline passenger load factor
Unit: % · 2 observations
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| Period | Air cargo tonnes carried | Airline passenger load factor |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.8 million tonnes ICAO | 83.5% IATA |
Provenance
Where these numbers come from
Air cargo tonnes carried
Total tonnes of freight carried by air by the region's airlines during the calendar year.
2 observations charted in Global (of 3 annual records) · source organisations: ICAO, IATA
Airline passenger load factor
Revenue passenger kilometres as a percentage of available seat kilometres for carriers registered in the region, all scheduled services, for the calendar year.
2 observations charted in Global · source organisations: IATA
Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON
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