Armenia's cargo transport drops by 16.8% in H1 2024, passenger traffic sees significant increase

YEREVAN, August 9. /ARKA/. In the first half of 2024, Armenia's total cargo transport volume reached 7,439.1 thousand tons, marking a 16.8% decrease compared to the same period in 2023, the National Statistical Committee of Armenia reported on Friday.

However, passenger transport saw a notable increase, with 107,637.5 thousand people transported, up by 22.8% from the previous year.

Cargo Transport

The bulk of the cargo transport—5,872.2 thousand tons—was handled by road transport, though this sector experienced a 9.6% decline from January-June 2023. Pipeline transport accounted for 972.9 thousand tons (down 8.2%), railway transport for 576.7 thousand tons (down 57.9%), and air transport for 17.3 thousand tons, which saw a 13.8% increase.

The cargo turnover for the reporting period totaled 2,255.5 million ton-kilometers, a decrease of 11.7% compared to the same period last year. Turnover by pipeline transport was 1,537.4 million ton-kilometers (down 9%), by road transport 560.9 million ton-kilometers (up 10.6%), by railway 151.7 million ton-kilometers (down 56.5%), and by air 5.5 million ton-kilometers (down 35.3%).

Passenger Transport

In the first six months of 2024, 87,830.6 thousand passengers were transported by road (up 25%), 17,147.8 thousand by electric transport (up 16.3%), 2,397.6 thousand by air (unchanged), and 261.5 thousand by railway (up 10.1%).

Passenger turnover for the period was 1,964.0 million passenger-kilometers, a decrease of 20.8% compared to January-June 2023. Road transport accounted for 1,008.8 million passenger-kilometers (up 14.4%), air transport for 863.8 million passenger-kilometers (down 43%), electric transport for 68.1 million passenger-kilometers (up 17.2%), and railway transport for 23.3 million passenger-kilometers (down 4.9%).

Road Traffic Accidents

During the first half of 2024, Armenia recorded 1,933 road traffic accidents, a 7.5% decrease from the same period in 2023. The accidents resulted in 150 fatalities (a 5.6% increase) and 2,725 injuries (a 6.6% decrease).

Postal and Courier Services

Revenue from postal and courier services in Armenia during January-June 2024 amounted to 10,150.5 million drams, a slight decrease of 0.2% compared to the same period in 2023.