Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia
Czechia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 40,746 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia, 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 Czechia stood at 40,746 million ton-km. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 53.9% on the previous year and down 99.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia peaked at 40.56 million million ton-km in 2004 and was at its lowest, 40,746 million ton-km, in 2023.
That places Czechia 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.60 million million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 12.40 million million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 1972 | 15.40 million million ton-km | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 14.60 million million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 1974 | 14.50 million million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 1975 | 14.30 million million ton-km | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 13.90 million million ton-km | -2.8% |
| 1977 | 14.00 million million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 15.10 million million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 1979 | 15.10 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 12.10 million million ton-km | -19.9% |
| 1981 | 11.90 million million ton-km | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 13.60 million million ton-km | +14.3% |
| 1983 | 13.70 million million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 13.50 million million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 1985 | 17.20 million million ton-km | +27.4% |
| 1986 | 17.00 million million ton-km | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 16.30 million million ton-km | -4.1% |
| 1988 | 17.20 million million ton-km | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 17.30 million million ton-km | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 15.00 million million ton-km | -13.3% |
| 1991 | 22.40 million million ton-km | +49.3% |
| 1992 | 26.10 million million ton-km | +16.5% |
| 1993 | 24.00 million million ton-km | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 21.80 million million ton-km | -9.2% |
| 1995 | 25.60 million million ton-km | +17.4% |
| 1996 | 22.20 million million ton-km | -13.3% |
| 1997 | 23.10 million million ton-km | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 24.70 million million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 26.20 million million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 2000 | 32.22 million million ton-km | +23.0% |
| 2001 | 25.98 million million ton-km | -19.4% |
| 2002 | 27.32 million million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 36.23 million million ton-km | +32.6% |
| 2004 | 40.56 million million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 2005 | 38.76 million million ton-km | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 39.36 million million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 32.61 million million ton-km | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 27.17 million million ton-km | -16.7% |
| 2009 | 22.38 million million ton-km | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 17.99 million million ton-km | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 16.72 million million ton-km | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 11.10 million million ton-km | -33.6% |
| 2013 | 19.93 million million ton-km | +79.5% |
| 2014 | 30.82 million million ton-km | +54.6% |
| 2015 | 26.72 million million ton-km | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 25.29 million million ton-km | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 27.81 million million ton-km | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 25.23 million million ton-km | -9.3% |
| 2019 | 22.73 million million ton-km | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 4.32 million million ton-km | -81.0% |
| 2021 | 473,080 million ton-km | -89.1% |
| 2022 | 88,320 million ton-km | -81.3% |
| 2023 | 40,746 million ton-km | -53.9% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 40,746 million ton-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million million ton-km, 0% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 40,746 million ton-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.72 million million ton-km, 0% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -89.1% | 4.32 million million ton-km | 473,080 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.09 million million ton-km | 11.60 million million ton-km | 15.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.98 million million ton-km | 11.90 million million ton-km | 17.30 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.11 million million ton-km | 15.00 million million ton-km | 26.20 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.26 million million ton-km | 22.38 million million ton-km | 40.56 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.43 million million ton-km | 11.10 million million ton-km | 30.82 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.23 million million ton-km | 40,746 million ton-km | 4.32 million million ton-km | 4 |
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More reference data data for Czechia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Czechia was 40,746 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.56 million million ton-km in 2004.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40,746 million ton-km in 2023.
- How does Czechia rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Czechia ranks 152nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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.