Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Belarus

Belarus: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 5.57 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
5.57 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 11.3%
World rank
100th
of 180 countries
All-time high
5.57 million million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
1.02 million million ton-km
in 2009
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Belarus, 1993–2023

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1993200820231993: 2.4M million ton-km1994: 2.4M million ton-km1995: 2.4M million ton-km1996: 5.2M million ton-km1997: 2.6M million ton-km1998: 3.5M million ton-km1999: 1.8M million ton-km2000: 1.6M million ton-km2001: 1.5M million ton-km2002: 1.3M million ton-km2003: 1.1M million ton-km2004: 1.2M million ton-km2005: 1.2M million ton-km2006: 1.2M million ton-km2007: 1.2M million ton-km2008: 1.2M million ton-km2009: 1.0M million ton-km2010: 1.5M million ton-km2011: 1.5M million ton-km2012: 1.8M million ton-km2013: 1.7M million ton-km2014: 1.8M million ton-km2015: 1.8M million ton-km2016: 1.3M million ton-km2017: 1.9M million ton-km2018: 1.9M million ton-km2019: 2.9M million ton-km2020: 1.9M million ton-km2021: 2.3M million ton-km2022: 5.0M million ton-km2023: 5.6M 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

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Belarus stood at 5.57 million million ton-km. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% on the previous year and up 228.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Belarus peaked at 5.57 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million million ton-km, in 2009.

Belarus ranks 100th 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
1990s 2.90 million million ton-km 1.80 million million ton-km 5.20 million million ton-km 7
2000s 1.25 million million ton-km 1.02 million million ton-km 1.61 million million ton-km 10
2010s 1.81 million million ton-km 1.27 million million ton-km 2.88 million million ton-km 10
2020s 3.68 million million ton-km 1.88 million million ton-km 5.57 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Belarus

  1. 97 Macao 8.54 million million ton-km compare
  2. 98 Costa Rica 7.18 million million ton-km compare
  3. 99 Papua New Guinea 7.12 million million ton-km compare
  4. 101 Cuba 5.16 million million ton-km compare
  5. 102 Congo 4.15 million million ton-km compare
  6. 103 Zimbabwe 3.78 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Belarus?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Belarus was 5.57 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 Belarus?
The highest recorded value was 5.57 million million ton-km in 2023.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Belarus?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million million ton-km in 2009.
How does Belarus rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Belarus ranks 100th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Belarus?
Over the last ten years it is up 228.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Belarus 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.