Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 7.18 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Costa Rica, 1970–2023
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 Costa Rica stood at 7.18 million million ton-km.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Costa Rica peaked at 90.50 million million ton-km in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.61 million million ton-km, in 2020.
Costa Rica ranks 98th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.57 million million ton-km | 8.10 million million ton-km | 22.00 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.57 million million ton-km | 20.90 million million ton-km | 33.10 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.08 million million ton-km | 36.10 million million ton-km | 90.50 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.47 million million ton-km | 9.10 million million ton-km | 79.00 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.15 million million ton-km | 6.03 million million ton-km | 16.87 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 million million ton-km | 1.61 million million ton-km | 7.24 million million ton-km | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Costa Rica?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Costa Rica was 7.18 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 90.50 million million ton-km in 1998.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.61 million million ton-km in 2020.
- How does Costa Rica rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Costa Rica ranks 98th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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.