Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 16.20 million million ton-km in 1991. ▲ Rising

Latest (1991)
16.20 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 9.0%
World rank
88th
of 180 countries
All-time high
21.10 million million ton-km
in 1981
All-time low
5.80 million million ton-km
in 1970
Years of data
22
1970–1991

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Central African Republic, 1970–1991

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1970198019911970: 5.8M million ton-km1971: 7.1M million ton-km1972: 8.0M million ton-km1973: 8.3M million ton-km1974: 10.8M million ton-km1975: 11.5M million ton-km1976: 13.2M million ton-km1977: 13.1M million ton-km1978: 14.7M million ton-km1979: 17.2M million ton-km1980: 18.1M million ton-km1981: 21.1M million ton-km1982: 21.1M million ton-km1983: 18.8M million ton-km1984: 17.5M million ton-km1985: 18.5M million ton-km1986: 16.6M million ton-km1987: 16.4M million ton-km1988: 16.0M million ton-km1989: 18.1M million ton-km1990: 17.8M million ton-km1991: 16.2M 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 Central African Republic is 16.20 million million ton-km, measured in 1991.

That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and down 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Central African Republic peaked at 21.10 million million ton-km in 1981 and was at its lowest, 5.80 million million ton-km, in 1970.

Central African Republic ranks 88th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.97 million million ton-km 5.80 million million ton-km 17.20 million million ton-km 10
1980s 18.22 million million ton-km 16.00 million million ton-km 21.10 million million ton-km 10
1990s 17.00 million million ton-km 16.20 million million ton-km 17.80 million million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 85 Serbia 19.33 million million ton-km compare
  2. 86 Bahamas 18.57 million million ton-km compare
  3. 87 Nepal 16.93 million million ton-km compare
  4. 89 Greece 16.02 million million ton-km compare
  5. 90 Armenia 15.68 million million ton-km compare
  6. 91 Laos 11.72 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Central African Republic?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Central African Republic was 16.20 million million ton-km in 1991, 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 Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 21.10 million million ton-km in 1981.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 5.80 million million ton-km in 1970.
How does Central African Republic rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Central African Republic ranks 88th out of 180 countries with data for 1991.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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.