Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 794,172 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Afghanistan, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 794,172 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 67.5% on the previous year and down 99.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Afghanistan peaked at 116.66 million million ton-km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 794,172 million ton-km, in 2023.
Afghanistan ranks 125th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.42 million million ton-km | 800,000 million ton-km | 19.10 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.61 million million ton-km | 7.50 million million ton-km | 21.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.94 million million ton-km | 6.70 million million ton-km | 35.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.81 million million ton-km | 7.81 million million ton-km | 7.81 million million ton-km | 1 |
| 2010s | 58.62 million million ton-km | 20.01 million million ton-km | 116.66 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.78 million million ton-km | 794,172 million ton-km | 19.88 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 122 Paraguay 905,000 million ton-km compare
- 123 Sao Tome and Principe 848,600 million ton-km compare
- 124 Equatorial Guinea 799,920 million ton-km compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 701,661 million ton-km compare
- 127 Kyrgyzstan 654,975 million ton-km compare
- 128 Bulgaria 626,000 million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Spring temperature anomalies 3.05 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.1923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.6919 °C (2026)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 7 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.44 °C (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Afghanistan?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Afghanistan was 794,172 million ton-km in 2023, according to International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 116.66 million million ton-km in 2012.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 794,172 million ton-km in 2023.
- How does Afghanistan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.