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Growth in all forms of cargo and passenger transportation in Azerbaijan disclosed

Transport Materials 23 August 2023 14:24 (UTC +04:00)
Kamran Gasimov
Kamran Gasimov
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BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 23. Cargo transportation by all modes of transport in Azerbaijan amounted to 128.3 million tons from January through July 2023, which is 6.5 percent higher than in the same period of 2022, Trend reports.

The State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan reports that during the time period in question, 56 percent of all cargo was transported by road, 31.4 percent by pipeline, 8.3 percent by rail, 4.2 percent by sea, and 0.1 percent by air.

Comparing the time frame to January through July 2022, the private sector's cargo transportation climbed by 5.2 percent. This industry accounted for 76.8 percent of all cargo transportation volume.

In general, Azerbaijan had more than 1 billion passengers during the reporting period, which is 16.3 percent more than it did during the same time in 2022. 87.5 percent of the passengers were driven around in cars, 11.9 percent took the subway, and 0.6 percent used other modes of transportation.

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