Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt
Egypt: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 492.65 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
492.65 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 3.8%
World rank
41st
of 180 countries
All-time high
589.48 million million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
13.90 million million ton-km
in 1973
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 492.65 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt peaked at 589.48 million million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.90 million million ton-km, in 1973.
Egypt ranks 41st of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.30 million million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 17.40 million million ton-km | +13.7% |
| 1972 | 17.80 million million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 13.90 million million ton-km | -21.9% |
| 1974 | 17.10 million million ton-km | +23.0% |
| 1975 | 20.70 million million ton-km | +21.1% |
| 1976 | 20.70 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 23.70 million million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1978 | 24.70 million million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 28.00 million million ton-km | +13.4% |
| 1980 | 29.40 million million ton-km | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 39.00 million million ton-km | +32.7% |
| 1982 | 53.50 million million ton-km | +37.2% |
| 1983 | 69.70 million million ton-km | +30.3% |
| 1984 | 88.20 million million ton-km | +26.5% |
| 1985 | 98.50 million million ton-km | +11.7% |
| 1986 | 111.50 million million ton-km | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 112.00 million million ton-km | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 118.80 million million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 138.10 million million ton-km | +16.2% |
| 1990 | 144.00 million million ton-km | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 128.20 million million ton-km | -11.0% |
| 1992 | 109.20 million million ton-km | -14.8% |
| 1993 | 122.80 million million ton-km | +12.5% |
| 1994 | 185.20 million million ton-km | +50.8% |
| 1995 | 164.10 million million ton-km | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 198.00 million million ton-km | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 208.60 million million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 1998 | 255.10 million million ton-km | +22.3% |
| 1999 | 269.50 million million ton-km | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 278.06 million million ton-km | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 239.04 million million ton-km | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 249.21 million million ton-km | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 238.88 million million ton-km | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 241.87 million million ton-km | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 286.95 million million ton-km | +18.6% |
| 2006 | 309.43 million million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 206.83 million million ton-km | -33.2% |
| 2008 | 195.48 million million ton-km | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 180.31 million million ton-km | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 416.99 million million ton-km | +131.3% |
| 2011 | 333.31 million million ton-km | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 356.26 million million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 386.68 million million ton-km | +8.5% |
| 2014 | 418.69 million million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 2015 | 377.36 million million ton-km | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 374.36 million million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 403.83 million million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 437.62 million million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 483.41 million million ton-km | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 438.91 million million ton-km | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 589.48 million million ton-km | +34.3% |
| 2022 | 512.37 million million ton-km | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 492.65 million million ton-km | -3.8% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 492.65 million million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million million ton-km, 87.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 492.65 million million ton-km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 101.35 million million ton-km, 4.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +131.3% | 180.31 million million ton-km | 416.99 million million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.93 million million ton-km | 13.90 million million ton-km | 28.00 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 85.87 million million ton-km | 29.40 million million ton-km | 138.10 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 178.47 million million ton-km | 109.20 million million ton-km | 269.50 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 242.61 million million ton-km | 180.31 million million ton-km | 309.43 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 398.85 million million ton-km | 333.31 million million ton-km | 483.41 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 508.35 million million ton-km | 438.91 million million ton-km | 589.48 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt was 492.65 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 589.48 million million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.90 million million ton-km in 1973.
- How does Egypt rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Egypt ranks 41st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Egypt 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.