Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas

Bahamas: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 18.57 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
18.57 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
86th
of 180 countries
All-time high
18.57 million million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2018
Years of data
47
1975–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bahamas, 1975–2023

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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

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 83 Sudan 20.04 million million ton-km compare
  2. 84 Bolivia 19.89 million million ton-km compare
  3. 85 Serbia 19.33 million million ton-km compare
  4. 87 Nepal 16.93 million million ton-km compare
  5. 88 Central African Republic 16.20 million million ton-km compare
  6. 89 Greece 16.02 million million ton-km compare

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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

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.