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Kuwait: Air transport, freight

331.17million ton-km · 2023+34.6% since 2013

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Annual figures for Kuwait from 1970 to 2023.

19842023

Every year

YearValue (million ton-km)Note
2023331.172
2022261.902
2021200.162
2020119.717
2019364.649
2018392.363
2017309.865
2016223.005
2015216.335
2014267.878
2013245.969
2012267.254
2011277.544
2010335.099
2009281.215
2008279.74
2007266.337
2006239.207
2005241.623
2004226.93
2003219.483
2002254.302
2001226.332
2000243.091
1999267.7
1998364.6
1997364.6
1996333.8
1995329.7
1994283.8
1993254.1
1992209.3
1991116.2
1990145
1989233.4
1988223.1
1987244
1986222.7
1985164.3
1984171
1983135.2
1982111.3
1981107.8
198071.6
197960.1
197838.5
197732
197624.7
197522.1
197418
197317
197216.3
197114.4
197013.4

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Civil Aviation Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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World Bank (2026). Air transport, freight. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-air-transport-freight (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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