Passenger transportation in Azerbaijan up by over 37%

From January through June 2022, freight and passenger transportation in Azerbaijan increased by 11.2% and 37.4%, respectively, compared to the same period of 2021, Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

According to the committee, 102.6 million tons of cargo were transported by economic entities operating in the transport sector.

As much as 3.6% of the cargo was transported by sea, 8.4% by rail, 0.2% by air, 56.5% by road, and 31.3% by pipelines.

The volume of cargo transported by vehicles belonging to the non-state sector increased by 11.3%, and the share of this sector in the total volume of transported cargo was 77.6%.

In January-June 2022, carriers served 762.5 million passengers; 86.6% of passengers were transported by car, 13% by metro, and the rest by other types of transport.