Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guyana

Guyana: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 22,018 million ton-km in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
22,018 million ton-km
Change on year
down 79.7%
World rank
156th
of 180 countries
All-time high
3.30 million million ton-km
in 1996
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2013
Years of data
41
1970–2021

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guyana, 1970–2021

01.0M2.0M3.0M1970199520211970: 1.2M million ton-km1971: 1.3M million ton-km1972: 1.3M million ton-km1973: 1.3M million ton-km1974: 1.4M million ton-km1975: 700.0k million ton-km1976: 800.0k million ton-km1977: 800.0k million ton-km1978: 800.0k million ton-km1979: 800.0k million ton-km1980: 800.0k million ton-km1981: 2.0M million ton-km1982: 2.2M million ton-km1983: 2.2M million ton-km1984: 2.3M million ton-km1985: 2.3M million ton-km1986: 2.4M million ton-km1987: 2.5M million ton-km1988: 2.6M million ton-km1989: 2.8M million ton-km1990: 2.8M million ton-km1991: 2.8M million ton-km1992: 3.0M million ton-km1993: 3.0M million ton-km1994: 3.0M million ton-km1995: 3.1M million ton-km1996: 3.3M million ton-km1997: 3.3M million ton-km1998: 3.3M million ton-km1999: 2.2M million ton-km2000: 2.3M million ton-km2001: 1.6M million ton-km2010: 926.0k million ton-km2011: 1.2M million ton-km2012: 941.4k million ton-km2013: 0 million ton-km2014: 0 million ton-km2018: 100.0k million ton-km2019: 47.6k million ton-km2020: 108.5k million ton-km2021: 22.0k 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 2021, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guyana stood at 22,018 million ton-km.

That represents a change of down 79.7% on the previous year and down 98.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guyana peaked at 3.30 million million ton-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2013.

Guyana ranks 156th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.04 million million ton-km 700,000 million ton-km 1.40 million million ton-km 10
1980s 2.21 million million ton-km 800,000 million ton-km 2.80 million million ton-km 10
1990s 2.98 million million ton-km 2.20 million million ton-km 3.30 million million ton-km 10
2000s 1.96 million million ton-km 1.60 million million ton-km 2.32 million million ton-km 2
2010s 463,789 million ton-km 0 million ton-km 1.23 million million ton-km 7
2020s 65,284 million ton-km 22,018 million ton-km 108,550 million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 153 Montenegro 32,273 million ton-km compare
  2. 154 Tonga 30,000 million ton-km compare
  3. 155 Eswatini 29,225 million ton-km compare
  4. 157 Cameroon 17,701 million ton-km compare
  5. 158 American Samoa 11,652 million ton-km compare
  6. 159 North Korea 7,500 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

More reference data data for Guyana

All data for Guyana →

Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guyana?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Guyana was 22,018 million ton-km in 2021, 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 3.30 million million ton-km in 1996.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2013.
How does Guyana rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Guyana ranks 156th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is down 98.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Guyana 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 41 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

About this data

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.