Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 1.43 billion million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.43 billion million ton-km
Change on year
down 49.7%
World rank
23rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.17 billion million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
7.39 million million ton-km
in 2009
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Azerbaijan, 1992–2023

01.0B2.0B3.0B1992200720231992: 19.9M million ton-km1993: 26.9M million ton-km1994: 24.9M million ton-km1995: 34.4M million ton-km1996: 27.6M million ton-km1997: 33.0M million ton-km1998: 92.5M million ton-km1999: 58.2M million ton-km2000: 47.2M million ton-km2001: 66.0M million ton-km2002: 76.0M million ton-km2003: 67.1M million ton-km2004: 34.4M million ton-km2005: 11.9M million ton-km2006: 15.7M million ton-km2007: 11.9M million ton-km2008: 12.0M million ton-km2009: 7.4M million ton-km2010: 7.8M million ton-km2011: 9.6M million ton-km2012: 13.0M million ton-km2013: 17.9M million ton-km2014: 385.1M million ton-km2015: 686.9M million ton-km2016: 732.8M million ton-km2017: 61.6M million ton-km2018: 44.1M million ton-km2019: 1.6B million ton-km2020: 2.0B million ton-km2021: 3.2B million ton-km2022: 2.9B million ton-km2023: 1.4B million ton-km

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 Azerbaijan is 1.43 billion million ton-km, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of down 49.7% on the previous year and up 7,904.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Azerbaijan peaked at 3.17 billion million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.39 million million ton-km, in 2009.

Azerbaijan ranks 23rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.67 million million ton-km 19.90 million million ton-km 92.50 million million ton-km 8
2000s 34.96 million million ton-km 7.39 million million ton-km 75.95 million million ton-km 10
2010s 357.94 million million ton-km 7.81 million million ton-km 1.62 billion million ton-km 10
2020s 2.37 billion million ton-km 1.43 billion million ton-km 3.17 billion million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 20 India 1.81 billion million ton-km compare
  2. 21 Thailand 1.65 billion million ton-km compare
  3. 22 Chile 1.50 billion million ton-km compare
  4. 24 Brazil 1.39 billion million ton-km compare
  5. 25 Russia 1.27 billion million ton-km compare
  6. 26 Switzerland 1.26 billion 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 Azerbaijan?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Azerbaijan was 1.43 billion 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 3.17 billion million ton-km in 2021.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 7.39 million million ton-km in 2009.
How does Azerbaijan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Azerbaijan ranks 23rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7,904.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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.