Energy intensity of passenger aviation in the Sustainable Development Scenario, 2000-2030

Sources

IEA analysis based on IEA Energy Balances; ICAO (2005-18); ICCT, 2019; and Dray et al., 2019.

Notes

RTK equivalent is calculated as the combination of RTK and RPK, considering 90 kg/passenger on average. 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).