Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guatemala

Guatemala: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 539,540 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
539,540 million ton-km
Change on year
up 449,517.0%
World rank
129th
of 180 countries
All-time high
44.30 million million ton-km
in 1997
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2013
Years of data
43
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guatemala, 1970–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1970199620231970: 6.3M million ton-km1971: 5.3M million ton-km1972: 3.8M million ton-km1973: 3.7M million ton-km1974: 4.8M million ton-km1975: 4.7M million ton-km1976: 7.1M million ton-km1977: 6.7M million ton-km1978: 7.1M million ton-km1979: 7.5M million ton-km1980: 6.4M million ton-km1981: 4.9M million ton-km1982: 5.2M million ton-km1983: 6.3M million ton-km1984: 8.1M million ton-km1985: 9.0M million ton-km1986: 7.2M million ton-km1987: 11.4M million ton-km1988: 11.9M million ton-km1989: 23.4M million ton-km1990: 9.0M million ton-km1991: 9.2M million ton-km1992: 19.2M million ton-km1993: 21.0M million ton-km1994: 21.0M million ton-km1995: 24.6M million ton-km1996: 25.8M million ton-km1997: 44.3M million ton-km1998: 2.5M million ton-km1999: 2.6M million ton-km2010: 4.1M million ton-km2011: 4.2M million ton-km2012: 3.7M million ton-km2013: 0 million ton-km2014: 91.2k million ton-km2015: 455.5k million ton-km2016: 632.0k million ton-km2017: 546.4k million ton-km2018: 107.4k million ton-km2019: 27.3k million ton-km2020: 643.6 million ton-km2021: 120 million ton-km2023: 539.5k 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

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guatemala stood at 539,540 million ton-km.

The figure is up 449,517.0% on the previous year and up 402.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guatemala peaked at 44.30 million million ton-km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2013.

Guatemala ranks 129th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.70 million million ton-km 3.70 million million ton-km 7.50 million million ton-km 10
1980s 9.38 million million ton-km 4.90 million million ton-km 23.40 million million ton-km 10
1990s 17.92 million million ton-km 2.50 million million ton-km 44.30 million million ton-km 10
2010s 1.38 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 4.19 million million ton-km 10
2020s 180,101 million ton-km 120 million ton-km 539,540 million ton-km 3

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 126 Antigua and Barbuda 701,661 million ton-km compare
  2. 127 Kyrgyzstan 654,975 million ton-km compare
  3. 128 Bulgaria 626,000 million ton-km compare
  4. 130 Nicaragua 535,000 million ton-km compare
  5. 131 Bhutan 501,684 million ton-km compare
  6. 132 Democratic Republic of Congo 479,762 million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guatemala?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guatemala was 539,540 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 Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 44.30 million million ton-km in 1997.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2013.
How does Guatemala rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Guatemala ranks 129th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Where does this Guatemala 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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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.