Bahamas vs Nepal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Bahamas
18.57 million million ton-km
in 2023
Nepal
16.93 million million ton-km
in 2023
Bahamas rank
86th
Nepal rank
87th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Bahamas
  • Nepal
010.0M20.0M30.0M197019962023

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 18.57 million million ton-km against 16.93 million million ton-km in Nepal, a difference of 1.64 million million ton-km.

That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Nepal ahead.

Bahamas ranks 86th and Nepal ranks 87th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 2.10 million million ton-km 1.66 million million ton-km 440,000 million ton-km Bahamas
1980s 860,000 million ton-km 7.38 million million ton-km 6.52 million million ton-km Nepal
1990s 560,000 million ton-km 16.75 million million ton-km 16.19 million million ton-km Nepal
2000s 1.00 million million ton-km 8.64 million million ton-km 7.64 million million ton-km Nepal
2010s 112,881 million ton-km 5.78 million million ton-km 5.66 million million ton-km Nepal
2020s 17.20 million million ton-km 24.52 million million ton-km 7.32 million million ton-km Nepal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Bahamas or Nepal?
Bahamas, at 18.57 million million ton-km against 16.93 million million ton-km in Nepal as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Bahamas and Nepal?
1.64 million million ton-km, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Nepal?
47 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Bahamas and Nepal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Bahamas ranks 86th and Nepal ranks 87th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Unit
million ton-km
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tonnes times kilometers traveled.