Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Algeria

Algeria: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 8.58 million million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8.58 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 12.1%
World rank
96th
of 180 countries
All-time high
31.62 million million ton-km
in 2005
All-time low
3.10 million million ton-km
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Algeria, 1970–2023

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Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight in Algeria is 8.58 million million ton-km, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.1% on the previous year and down 51.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Algeria peaked at 31.62 million million ton-km in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.10 million million ton-km, in 1970.

Algeria ranks 96th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.16 million million ton-km 3.10 million million ton-km 12.30 million million ton-km 10
1980s 16.51 million million ton-km 7.70 million million ton-km 28.20 million million ton-km 10
1990s 19.26 million million ton-km 14.60 million million ton-km 24.30 million million ton-km 10
2000s 18.26 million million ton-km 4.32 million million ton-km 31.62 million million ton-km 10
2010s 20.70 million million ton-km 14.83 million million ton-km 28.28 million million ton-km 10
2020s 11.67 million million ton-km 8.58 million million ton-km 15.64 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 93 Senegal 9.99 million million ton-km compare
  2. 94 Myanmar 9.93 million million ton-km compare
  3. 95 Solomon Islands 9.14 million million ton-km compare
  4. 97 Macao 8.54 million million ton-km compare
  5. 98 Costa Rica 7.18 million million ton-km compare
  6. 99 Papua New Guinea 7.12 million million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Algeria?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Algeria was 8.58 million 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 Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 31.62 million million ton-km in 2005.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 3.10 million million ton-km in 1970.
How does Algeria rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Algeria ranks 96th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria 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

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.