Myanmar vs Solomon Islands: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Myanmar
9.93 million million ton-km
in 2023
Solomon Islands
9.14 million million ton-km
in 2023
Myanmar rank
94th
Solomon Islands rank
95th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Myanmar
  • Solomon Islands
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How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 9.93 million million ton-km against 9.14 million million ton-km in Solomon Islands, a difference of 786,500 million ton-km.

That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Solomon Islands's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Myanmar ahead.

Myanmar ranks 94th and Solomon Islands ranks 95th of 180 countries.

Myanmar has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Solomon Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 1.53 million million ton-km 133,333 million ton-km 1.40 million million ton-km Myanmar
1990s 3.57 million million ton-km 1.50 million million ton-km 2.07 million million ton-km Myanmar
2000s 2.20 million million ton-km 859,200 million ton-km 1.34 million million ton-km Myanmar
2010s 4.25 million million ton-km 2.97 million million ton-km 1.28 million million ton-km Myanmar
2020s 8.18 million million ton-km 7.67 million million ton-km 511,885 million ton-km Myanmar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Myanmar or Solomon Islands?
Myanmar, at 9.93 million million ton-km against 9.14 million million ton-km in Solomon Islands as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Myanmar and Solomon Islands?
786,500 million ton-km, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Solomon Islands?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Myanmar and Solomon Islands rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Myanmar ranks 94th and Solomon Islands ranks 95th 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.