Peru vs Sri Lanka: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Peru
299.23 million million ton-km
in 2023
Sri Lanka
278.50 million million ton-km
in 2023
Peru rank
47th
Sri Lanka rank
49th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Peru
  • Sri Lanka
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M197019962023

How they compare

Peru currently reports 299.23 million million ton-km against 278.50 million million ton-km in Sri Lanka, a difference of 20.73 million million ton-km.

That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Peru ahead.

Peru ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Peru Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 25.79 million million ton-km 2.16 million million ton-km 23.63 million million ton-km Peru
1980s 59.62 million million ton-km 48.90 million million ton-km 10.72 million million ton-km Peru
1990s 22.65 million million ton-km 134.24 million million ton-km 111.59 million million ton-km Sri Lanka
2000s 150.78 million million ton-km 281.69 million million ton-km 130.91 million million ton-km Sri Lanka
2010s 251.93 million million ton-km 389.22 million million ton-km 137.30 million million ton-km Sri Lanka
2020s 244.57 million million ton-km 308.05 million million ton-km 63.48 million million ton-km Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Peru or Sri Lanka?
Peru, at 299.23 million million ton-km against 278.50 million million ton-km in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Peru and Sri Lanka?
20.73 million million ton-km, with Peru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Peru and Sri Lanka rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Peru ranks 47th and Sri Lanka ranks 49th 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.