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Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport — Air transport

Compare passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport — air transport across 195 countries using official UN SDG Global Database observations for 2024.

Source: United Nations SDG Global Database•195 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
46,817,420,562.7passenger-km
Median: 1,723,201,000.0passenger-km
Countries Covered
195
with available data
Highest
United States of America
1,817,578,668,284.0passenger-km
Lowest
Bosnia and Herzegovina
0.0passenger-km
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America1,817,578,668,284.0passenger-km
2People's Republic of China1,400,488,608,400.0passenger-km
3United Arab Emirates429,158,138,330.0passenger-km
4United Kingdom327,375,970,500.0passenger-km
5Türkiye295,302,296,065.0passenger-km
By Region
North America545,719,806,658.6passenger-km(4 countries)
Asia142,064,909,417.5passenger-km(26 countries)
Oceania88,564,139,843.1passenger-km(2 countries)
Europe57,463,791,700.1passenger-km(32 countries)
South America42,955,903,715.9passenger-km(7 countries)
Key Findings
  • •195 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite fixed-year observation.
  • •United States of America has the highest published value (1.81758e+12 passenger-km).
  • •Andorra has the lowest published value (0 passenger-km).

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0passenger-km)High (1,817,578,668,284.0passenger-km)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 46,817,420,562.7passenger-km)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Other (115)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport.

Values use UN SDG series IS_RDP_PFVOL, release 2026.Q2.G.01, one fixed 2024 reference year, unit Revenue passenger kilometres, and the fixed selection Mode of transportation: Air transport; Reporting Type: Global. Aggregates, missing/non-finite values, other dimensions, other attributes, and non-ISO geographies are excluded; MapTheory does not impute missing countries.

Methodology

UN SDG series IS_RDP_PFVOL; year 2024; unit P_KM; dimensions {"Mode of transportation": "AIR", "Reporting Type": "G"}; attributes {"Nature": "C", "Units": "P_KM"} Official UN SDG metadata for indicator 9.1.2.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1United States of America1,817,578,668,284.0passenger-km
2People's Republic of China1,400,488,608,400.0passenger-km
3United Arab Emirates429,158,138,330.0passenger-km
4United Kingdom327,375,970,500.0passenger-km
5Türkiye295,302,296,065.0passenger-km
6India274,504,496,507.0passenger-km
7Ireland270,318,192,860.0passenger-km
8Russian Federation263,335,039,000.0passenger-km
9Canada241,727,051,000.0passenger-km
10Qatar223,084,401,580.0passenger-km
11France214,012,824,272.9passenger-km
12Japan201,220,490,000.0passenger-km
13Germany198,373,830,260.7passenger-km
14South Korea186,448,131,033.0passenger-km
15Spain177,592,877,480.0passenger-km
16Singapore153,246,191,787.0passenger-km
17Australia148,650,861,700.2passenger-km
18Brazil137,917,628,470.0passenger-km
19Mexico122,991,675,393.0passenger-km
20Netherlands122,051,123,117.7passenger-km
21Hong Kong114,855,139,748.0passenger-km
22Saudi Arabia109,786,612,804.0passenger-km
23Thailand101,199,447,805.0passenger-km
24Malaysia99,223,636,995.0passenger-km
25Hungary92,470,102,000.0passenger-km
26Indonesia91,531,214,196.4passenger-km
27Vietnam84,090,951,180.0passenger-km
28Austria66,274,392,079.3passenger-km
29Philippines62,894,374,144.4passenger-km
30Switzerland62,584,593,000.0passenger-km
31Ethiopia58,239,767,940.0passenger-km
32Colombia51,549,598,150.0passenger-km
33Portugal49,614,567,418.2passenger-km
34Chile45,019,991,660.0passenger-km
35Egypt41,763,800,214.2passenger-km
36Norway40,594,662,630.0passenger-km
37Panama39,492,834,191.0passenger-km
38Italy36,638,056,345.0passenger-km
39Argentina31,240,540,720.0passenger-km
40Peru30,220,059,231.0passenger-km
41Israel29,216,848,670.0passenger-km
42Finland28,788,441,130.0passenger-km
43New Zealand28,477,417,986.0passenger-km
44Morocco24,849,163,000.0passenger-km
45Sweden24,480,748,344.8passenger-km
46Denmark22,439,397,000.0passenger-km
47Islamic Republic of Iran21,334,049,999.5passenger-km
48Kuwait21,152,021,950.0passenger-km
49Kazakhstan20,398,192,377.4passenger-km
50Greece20,069,319,400.0passenger-km
51Oman20,018,990,901.0passenger-km
52Pakistan19,500,744,679.6passenger-km
53Iceland18,745,172,872.5passenger-km
54Belgium18,708,709,650.0passenger-km
55Poland18,288,090,150.0passenger-km
56Bangladesh15,857,669,554.7passenger-km
57Bahrain15,388,961,680.0passenger-km
58Uzbekistan13,894,400,974.9passenger-km
59South Africa13,835,395,698.3passenger-km
60Kenya12,131,558,245.0passenger-km
61Sri Lanka12,002,167,000.0passenger-km
62Algeria10,754,586,886.4passenger-km
63Jordan9,692,324,000.0passenger-km
64El Salvador8,898,673,200.0passenger-km
65Fiji7,845,105,000.0passenger-km
66Latvia7,080,011,000.0passenger-km
67Mauritius6,810,495,500.0passenger-km
68Tunisia6,782,946,000.0passenger-km
69Azerbaijan6,740,355,500.0passenger-km
70Dominican Republic6,486,179,725.8passenger-km
71Czech Republic5,603,660,687.0passenger-km
72Macao5,558,608,919.0passenger-km
73Serbia5,229,512,000.0passenger-km
74Ecuador4,743,507,780.0passenger-km
75Lebanon4,684,854,935.0passenger-km
76Bolivia4,586,439,060.0passenger-km
77Romania4,565,752,256.0passenger-km
78Costa Rica4,224,095,430.0passenger-km
79Iraq4,064,356,413.0passenger-km
80Luxembourg3,920,096,340.0passenger-km
81Nepal3,820,610,711.6passenger-km
82Nigeria3,390,801,382.2passenger-km
83Angola3,348,098,626.7passenger-km
84Malta3,340,444,000.0passenger-km
85Libya3,106,874,042.2passenger-km
86Trinidad and Tobago3,020,849,000.0passenger-km
87Rwanda2,996,998,812.6passenger-km
88Belarus2,915,206,000.0passenger-km
89Mongolia2,894,200,966.4passenger-km
90Afghanistan2,885,987,000.0passenger-km
91Myanmar2,680,575,771.0passenger-km
92Brunei Darussalam2,627,562,000.0passenger-km
93Turkmenistan2,609,178,696.0passenger-km
94Kyrgyzstan2,555,431,644.3passenger-km
95Armenia2,554,139,382.0passenger-km
96Tajikistan2,222,103,206.4passenger-km
97United Republic of Tanzania1,745,873,306.0passenger-km
98Senegal1,723,201,000.0passenger-km
99Moldova, Republic of1,710,283,552.0passenger-km
100Papua New Guinea1,473,279,151.0passenger-km
101Togo1,394,766,094.5passenger-km
102Cambodia1,357,957,660.6passenger-km
103Croatia1,301,548,105.4passenger-km
104Georgia1,232,372,633.0passenger-km
105Yemen1,166,593,765.7passenger-km
106Cote d'Ivoire1,006,868,000.0passenger-km
107Venezuela992,568,866.0passenger-km
108Uganda969,942,015.1passenger-km
109Mozambique940,410,000.0passenger-km
110Bulgaria929,871,000.0passenger-km
111Lao People's Democratic Republic839,986,577.5passenger-km
112Democratic Republic of the Congo816,777,770.7passenger-km
113Sudan815,031,340.0passenger-km
114Paraguay636,985,041.0passenger-km
115Cyprus618,672,000.0passenger-km
116Guatemala581,831,957.2passenger-km
117Maldives556,838,431.1passenger-km
118Bhutan494,519,898.2passenger-km
119Albania493,505,000.0passenger-km
120Mauritania428,764,765.0passenger-km
121Cape Verde428,052,000.0passenger-km
122Bahamas423,164,769.0passenger-km
123Zambia359,518,493.0passenger-km
124Syrian Arab Republic328,364,905.1passenger-km
125Suriname317,312,381.8passenger-km
126Seychelles315,350,000.0passenger-km
127Honduras295,705,000.0passenger-km
128Ghana293,945,030.7passenger-km
129Montenegro289,618,760.0passenger-km
130Zimbabwe284,933,081.8passenger-km
131Cuba222,642,966.2passenger-km
132Madagascar219,350,000.0passenger-km
133Djibouti201,043,857.2passenger-km
134Gabon191,164,826.6passenger-km
135Solomon Islands185,119,777.3passenger-km
136Cameroon171,232,307.0passenger-km
137Slovenia156,817,748.5passenger-km
138Burkina Faso129,949,000.0passenger-km
139Nauru122,148,510.0passenger-km
140Sao Tome and Principe119,283,710.0passenger-km
141Republic of the Congo102,951,951.0passenger-km
142Botswana90,525,000.0passenger-km
143Haiti72,282,257.0passenger-km
144Belize58,653,811.2passenger-km
145Vanuatu54,476,464.3passenger-km
146Mali43,176,412.0passenger-km
147Equatorial Guinea42,202,994.0passenger-km
148Timor-Leste36,209,000.0passenger-km
149Namibia30,190,613.0passenger-km
150Eswatini24,001,000.0passenger-km
151North Korea22,451,000.0passenger-km
152Estonia14,322,755.9passenger-km
153Kiribati13,919,265.1passenger-km
154Tonga10,085,408.6passenger-km
155Samoa6,294,000.0passenger-km
156Antigua and Barbuda3,957,000.0passenger-km
157Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2,816,408.8passenger-km
158Marshall Islands2,339,618.6passenger-km
159Benin1,474,095.0passenger-km
160Malawi593,988.4passenger-km
161Burundi0.0passenger-km
162Central African Republic0.0passenger-km
163Chad0.0passenger-km
164Comoros0.0passenger-km
165Dominica0.0passenger-km
166Eritrea0.0passenger-km
167Republic of The Gambia0.0passenger-km
168Grenada0.0passenger-km
169Guinea0.0passenger-km
170Guyana0.0passenger-km
171Jamaica0.0passenger-km
172Lesotho0.0passenger-km
173Liberia0.0passenger-km
174Liechtenstein0.0passenger-km
175Lithuania0.0passenger-km
176Monaco0.0passenger-km
177Nicaragua0.0passenger-km
178Niger0.0passenger-km
179Micronesia, Federated States of0.0passenger-km
180Palau0.0passenger-km
181Guinea-Bissau0.0passenger-km
182Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0passenger-km
183Saint Lucia0.0passenger-km
184San Marino0.0passenger-km
185Sierra Leone0.0passenger-km
186Slovakia0.0passenger-km
187Somalia0.0passenger-km
188South Sudan0.0passenger-km
189Tuvalu0.0passenger-km
190Ukraine0.0passenger-km
191The Republic of North Macedonia0.0passenger-km
192Uruguay0.0passenger-km
193Andorra0.0passenger-km
194Barbados0.0passenger-km
195Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0passenger-km
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from United Nations SDG Global Database (2024).

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