Tuesday, February 8 2022 18:40

ArmInfo.The volume of cargo transportation in Armenia in 2021 increased by 15.8% (against an increase of 0.7% in 2020), amounting to 17,243 thousand tons. Of  these, 12,067.2 thousand tons (69.9% of the total volume) fall to  road transport, growing 23.1% by y-o-y terms  (against an increase of  0.9% in 2020). This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical  Committee.

According to the source, rail freight transportation for the  reporting year decreased by 2.4% - to 3,124.7 thousand tons (against  a decline of 0.4% in 2020). At the same time, air cargo  transportation increased by 8.1% (against a decline of 22.7% in 2020)  - up to 17.3 thousand tons. 2,033.8 thousand tons of natural gas were  delivered through the main pipeline, which is 8.7% more than a year  ago (instead of an increase of 9.3%). Cargo turnover increased by  8.1% in 2021 (against a decline of 1.5% in 2020), amounting to 5,087  million ton-km.

Passenger traffic for the reporting year increased by 54% - up to  69,896.1 thousand people, against a decline of 64.1% in 2020.

In particular, road transportation increased by 49.7% (against a  decline of 66.7% in 2020) - up to 82072.4 thousand people,  transportation by rail - by 42.7% (against a decline of 28.6% in 2020  ) up to 434.6 thousand people, by air - 2.7-fold(instead of a decline  of 75.4%) up to 2,400.3 thousand people, passenger transportation by  electric transport - by 63.8% (against a decline of 46.2%) - up to 22  742.8 thousand people.

Passenger traffic in 2021 increased by 81.8% (against a decline of  67.7% in 2020), amounting to 1620.3 million passenger-km.