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Saudi Arabia: Air transport, freight

1036.79million ton-km · 2023-38.8% 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 Saudi Arabia from 1970 to 2023.

19842023

Every year

YearValue (million ton-km)Note
20231,036.791
20221,438.615
2021678.563
2020581.521
20192,043.245
20181,085.47
2017867.641
2016833.991
2015826.83
20141,599.922
20131,694.372
20121,815.016
20111,501.275
20101,324.861
20091,838.162
20081,382.547
20071,229.704
20061,066.281
20051,021.453
2004956.687
2003852.449
2002862.29
2001799.565
2000999.56
19991,000
1998934
1997926.4
1996862.8
1995894.9
1994809.5
1993718.3
1992679.2
1991486.6
1990609.6
1989604.7
1988490
1987453.2
1986437.2
1985455.1
1984458.8
1983424.5
1982353
1981243.1
1980165.5
1979155.3
1978136.5
1977105.8
197682.6
197550.1
197435.8
197326.5
197215.1
197111.6
19704.5

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Civil Aviation Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Air transport, freight. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-air-transport-freight (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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