Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas
Bahamas: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 18.57 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas, 1975–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Bahamas recorded 18.57 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% on the previous year and up 12,683.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas peaked at 18.57 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
Bahamas ranks 86th 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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 1.60 million million ton-km | — |
| 1976 | 1.90 million million ton-km | +18.8% |
| 1977 | 1.90 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.10 million million ton-km | +10.5% |
| 1979 | 3.00 million million ton-km | +42.9% |
| 1980 | 3.00 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.50 million million ton-km | +16.7% |
| 1982 | 200,000 million ton-km | -94.3% |
| 1983 | 300,000 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 1984 | 200,000 million ton-km | -33.3% |
| 1985 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 300,000 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 1987 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 400,000 million ton-km | +33.3% |
| 1994 | 400,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 400,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 400,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 500,000 million ton-km | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 1.10 million million ton-km | +120.0% |
| 1999 | 1.50 million million ton-km | +36.4% |
| 2000 | 1.60 million million ton-km | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 1.76 million million ton-km | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.64 million million ton-km | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million million ton-km | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 590,000 million ton-km | -64.1% |
| 2005 | 571,000 million ton-km | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 561,000 million ton-km | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 568,000 million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 586,000 million ton-km | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 489,000 million ton-km | -16.6% |
| 2010 | 73,943 million ton-km | -84.9% |
| 2011 | 92,123 million ton-km | +24.6% |
| 2012 | 120,104 million ton-km | +30.4% |
| 2013 | 145,272 million ton-km | +21.0% |
| 2014 | 176,256 million ton-km | +21.3% |
| 2015 | 172,731 million ton-km | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 174,804 million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 173,580 million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2022 | 15.83 million million ton-km | — |
| 2023 | 18.57 million million ton-km | +17.3% |
Bahamas compared with similar countries
- Bahamas's 18.57 million million ton-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million million ton-km, 7% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Bahamas's 18.57 million million ton-km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.17 million million ton-km, 3.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +120.0% | 500,000 million ton-km | 1.10 million million ton-km |
| 2018 | -100.0% | 173,580 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km |
| 1982 | -94.3% | 3.50 million million ton-km | 200,000 million ton-km |
| 2010 | -84.9% | 489,000 million ton-km | 73,943 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.10 million million ton-km | 1.60 million million ton-km | 3.00 million million ton-km | 5 |
| 1980s | 860,000 million ton-km | 200,000 million ton-km | 3.50 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 560,000 million ton-km | 300,000 million ton-km | 1.50 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.00 million million ton-km | 489,000 million ton-km | 1.76 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 112,881 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 176,256 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.20 million million ton-km | 15.83 million million ton-km | 18.57 million million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Bahamas
More reference data data for Bahamas
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0145 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0325 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0605 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0228 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0775 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.161 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas was 18.57 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 Bahamas?
- The highest recorded value was 18.57 million million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Bahamas?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Bahamas rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Bahamas ranks 86th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Bahamas?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12,683.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bahamas 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.