What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Kenya and Peru?

10.61 million million ton-km, with Peru ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

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.

Kenya vs Peru: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Kenya

288.62 million million ton-km

in 2023

Peru

299.23 million million ton-km

in 2023

Kenya rank

48th

Peru rank

47th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

Kenya
Peru

How they compare

Peru currently reports 299.23 million million ton-km against 288.62 million million ton-km in Kenya, a difference of 10.61 million million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Kenya ranks 48th and Peru ranks 47th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Peru	Difference	Ahead
1970s	15.15 million million ton-km	25.79 million million ton-km	10.64 million million ton-km	Peru
1980s	34.92 million million ton-km	59.62 million million ton-km	24.70 million million ton-km	Peru
1990s	52.66 million million ton-km	22.65 million million ton-km	30.01 million million ton-km	Kenya
2000s	204.24 million million ton-km	150.78 million million ton-km	53.45 million million ton-km	Kenya
2010s	259.46 million million ton-km	251.93 million million ton-km	7.53 million million ton-km	Kenya
2020s	301.78 million million ton-km	244.57 million million ton-km	57.21 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, Kenya or Peru?: Peru, at 299.23 million million ton-km against 288.62 million million ton-km in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Kenya and Peru?: 10.61 million million ton-km, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Peru?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Peru rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?: Kenya ranks 48th and Peru ranks 47th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.