Bhutan vs Marshall Islands: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Bhutan
501,684 million ton-km
in 2023
Marshall Islands
407,146 million ton-km
in 2023
Bhutan rank
131st
Marshall Islands rank
134th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Bhutan
  • Marshall Islands
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M199020062023

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 501,684 million ton-km against 407,146 million ton-km in Marshall Islands, a difference of 94,538 million ton-km.

That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Bhutan ranks 131st and Marshall Islands ranks 134th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bhutan Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 216,300 million ton-km 319,400 million ton-km 103,100 million ton-km Marshall Islands
2010s 513,477 million ton-km 159,164 million ton-km 354,313 million ton-km Bhutan
2020s 2.18 million million ton-km 203,833 million ton-km 1.97 million million ton-km Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Bhutan or Marshall Islands?
Bhutan, at 501,684 million ton-km against 407,146 million ton-km in Marshall Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Bhutan and Marshall Islands?
94,538 million ton-km, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Marshall Islands?
17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Marshall Islands rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Bhutan ranks 131st and Marshall Islands ranks 134th 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.