Air cargo tonnes carried vs Airport passenger traffic

In 2024, air cargo tonnes carried worldwide was 60.8 million tonnes; airport passenger traffic was 9.5 billion.

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Air cargo tonnes carried

Unit: million tonnes · 3 observations

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Air cargo tonnes carriedAir cargo tonnes carried. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 60.8 million tonnes to 71.6 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 71.6 million tonnes (2026). million tonnes 0 20 40 60 80 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 60.8 71.6
Air cargo tonnes carriedAir cargo tonnes carried. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 60.8 million tonnes to 71.6 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 71.6 million tonnes (2026). million tonnes 0 20 40 60 80 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 60.8 71.6
Air cargo tonnes carriedAir cargo tonnes carried. 3 observations from 2024 to 2026, ranging from 60.8 million tonnes to 71.6 million tonnes, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 71.6 million tonnes (2026). million tonnes 0 20 40 60 80 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 60.8 71.6
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Air cargo tonnes carried
Period Type Value
2024 Estimate 60.8 million tonnes
2025 Forecast 69 million tonnes
2026 Forecast 71.6 million tonnes
Source: ICAO, IATA · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

Airport passenger traffic

Unit: billion · 5 observations

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Airport passenger trafficAirport passenger traffic. 5 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 3.6 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 3.6 19.5
Airport passenger trafficAirport passenger traffic. 5 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 3.6 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 3.6 19.5
Airport passenger trafficAirport passenger traffic. 5 observations from 2020 to 2042, ranging from 3.6 billion to 19.5 billion, of which 2 are forecasts. Latest value 19.5 billion (2042). billion 0 5 10 15 20 2020 2024 2028 2032 2036 2040 FORECAST 3.6 19.5
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Airport passenger traffic
Period Type Value
2020 Actual 3.6 billion
2023 Actual 8.7 billion
2024 Estimate 9.5 billion
2030 Forecast 12 billion
2042 Forecast 19.5 billion
Source: ACI · CC BY 4.0 · Full series

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Period Air cargo tonnes carried Airport passenger traffic
2024 60.8 million tonnes ICAO 9.5 billion ACI

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Air cargo tonnes carried

Total tonnes of freight carried by air by the region's airlines during the calendar year.

3 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ICAO, IATA

Airport passenger traffic

Total passengers passing through the region's airports in the calendar year, counting each passenger once per flight stage, as compiled by ACI World.

5 observations charted in Global · source organisations: ACI

Data published under CC BY 4.0. Series A as JSON · Series B as JSON

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