Passenger-kilometers by air in Afghanistan

Afghanistan: Passenger-kilometers by air was 2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres
Change on year
up 780.1%
World rank
89th
of 150 countries
All-time high
2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres
in 2022
All-time low
300.05 million revenue passenger kilometres
in 2021
Years of data
6
2017–2022

Passenger-kilometers by air in Afghanistan, 2017–2022

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B2017201920222017: 1.8B revenue passenger kilometres2018: 1.2B revenue passenger kilometres2019: 1.0B revenue passenger kilometres2020: 504.4M revenue passenger kilometres2021: 300.0M revenue passenger kilometres2022: 2.6B revenue passenger kilometres

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in revenue passenger kilometres.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres for passenger-kilometers by air in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 780.1% on the previous year and up 43.2% over ten years.

Afghanistan ranks 89th of 150 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.36 billion revenue passenger kilometres 1.04 billion revenue passenger kilometres 1.84 billion revenue passenger kilometres 3
2020s 1.15 billion revenue passenger kilometres 300.05 million revenue passenger kilometres 2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres 3

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 86 Belarus 2.82 billion revenue passenger kilometres compare
  2. 87 Myanmar 2.76 billion revenue passenger kilometres compare
  3. 88 Rwanda 2.70 billion revenue passenger kilometres compare
  4. 90 Brunei 2.39 billion revenue passenger kilometres compare
  5. 91 Mongolia 2.28 billion revenue passenger kilometres compare
  6. 92 Kyrgyzstan 1.87 billion revenue passenger kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger-kilometers by air in Afghanistan?
Passenger-kilometers by air in Afghanistan was 2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres in 2022, according to International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest passenger-kilometers by air recorded in Afghanistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.64 billion revenue passenger kilometres in 2022.
What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by air recorded in Afghanistan?
The lowest recorded value was 300.05 million revenue passenger kilometres in 2021.
How does Afghanistan rank for passenger-kilometers by air?
Afghanistan ranks 89th out of 150 countries with data for 2022.
Is passenger-kilometers by air rising or falling in Afghanistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 43.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Passenger-kilometers by air. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by air
Unit
revenue passenger kilometres
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization and International Transport Forum – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
150 places, 890 data points, 2017–2022
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Passenger volume (passenger kilometres), by mode of transport