Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Italy
Italy: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 1.12 billion million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Italy, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.12 billion million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.4% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Italy peaked at 1.75 billion million ton-km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 275.20 million million ton-km, in 1970.
That places Italy 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402.12 million million ton-km | 275.20 million million ton-km | 503.90 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 752.86 million million ton-km | 475.70 million million ton-km | 1.12 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.38 billion million ton-km | 1.17 billion million ton-km | 1.61 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion million ton-km | 400.00 million million ton-km | 1.75 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 billion million ton-km | 760.27 million million ton-km | 1.44 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 billion million ton-km | 978.76 million million ton-km | 1.59 billion million ton-km | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Italy?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Italy was 1.12 billion 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 1.75 billion million ton-km in 2000.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 275.20 million million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Italy rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Italy ranks 29th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.