Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 98.85 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
98.85 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 89.4%
World rank
64th
of 180 countries
All-time high
933.42 million million ton-km
in 2022
All-time low
13,000 million ton-km
in 2009
Years of data
51
1973–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bangladesh, 1973–2023

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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

Bangladesh recorded 98.85 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

The figure is down 89.4% on the previous year and down 56.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bangladesh peaked at 933.42 million million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13,000 million ton-km, in 2009.

That places Bangladesh 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 9.94 million million ton-km 1.20 million million ton-km 19.00 million million ton-km 7
1980s 51.64 million million ton-km 19.60 million million ton-km 84.10 million million ton-km 10
1990s 124.85 million million ton-km 47.70 million million ton-km 199.80 million million ton-km 10
2000s 143.86 million million ton-km 13,000 million ton-km 193.87 million million ton-km 10
2010s 130.14 million million ton-km 50.62 million million ton-km 225.19 million million ton-km 10
2020s 308.45 million million ton-km 83.74 million million ton-km 933.42 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 61 Ecuador 120.01 million million ton-km compare
  2. 62 Jordan 110.06 million million ton-km compare
  3. 63 Zambia 104.32 million million ton-km compare
  4. 65 Uzbekistan 96.46 million million ton-km compare
  5. 66 Morocco 92.64 million million ton-km compare
  6. 67 Angola 70.71 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bangladesh?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Bangladesh was 98.85 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 Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 933.42 million million ton-km in 2022.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 13,000 million ton-km in 2009.
How does Bangladesh rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Bangladesh ranks 64th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 56.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Bangladesh 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.