Energy intensity of commercial passenger aviation in the Net Zero Scenario, 2000-2030

Sources

IEA analysis based on IEA Energy Balances; ICAO (2000-21) (https://www.icao.int/sustainability/WorldofAirTransport/Pages/presentation-of-2021-air-transport-statistical-results.aspx); IATA (2022) (https://www.iata.org/en/iata-repository/publications/economic-reports/air-passenger-market-analysis---december-2022/); World Bank (accessed May 2023) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1).

Notes

RTK = revenue tonne kilometre (one RTK is generated when a metric tonne of revenue load is carried one km). RPK = revenue passenger kilometre (a passenger for whose transportation an air carrier receives commercial remuneration is called a revenue passenger; when a revenue passenger is carried one kilometre, an RPK is generated). RTK equivalent is calculated as the combination of RTK and RPK, considering 100 kg/passenger on average.