Iceland vs Kenya: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Iceland
191.91 million million ton-km
in 2023
Kenya
288.62 million million ton-km
in 2023
Iceland rank
51st
Kenya rank
48th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Iceland
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 288.62 million million ton-km against 191.91 million million ton-km in Iceland, a difference of 96.71 million million ton-km.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Iceland's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 48th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iceland Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 25.19 million million ton-km 15.15 million million ton-km 10.04 million million ton-km Iceland
1980s 24.58 million million ton-km 34.92 million million ton-km 10.34 million million ton-km Kenya
1990s 43.65 million million ton-km 52.66 million million ton-km 9.01 million million ton-km Kenya
2000s 114.77 million million ton-km 204.24 million million ton-km 89.47 million million ton-km Kenya
2010s 115.94 million million ton-km 259.46 million million ton-km 143.51 million million ton-km Kenya
2020s 155.84 million million ton-km 301.78 million million ton-km 145.94 million million ton-km Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Iceland or Kenya?
Kenya, at 288.62 million million ton-km against 191.91 million million ton-km in Iceland as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Iceland and Kenya?
96.71 million million ton-km, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Kenya?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Iceland and Kenya rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Iceland ranks 51st and Kenya ranks 48th 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.