Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Egypt
Egypt: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 492.65 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
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.
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 |
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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.