Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 53.08 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
53.08 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 70.1%
World rank
72nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
177.24 million million ton-km
in 2022
All-time low
8.00 million million ton-km
in 1993
Years of data
32
1992–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M1992200720231992: 32.2M million ton-km1993: 8.0M million ton-km1994: 8.0M million ton-km1995: 17.6M million ton-km1996: 16.7M million ton-km1997: 16.7M million ton-km1998: 24.0M million ton-km1999: 9.8M million ton-km2000: 11.8M million ton-km2001: 11.8M million ton-km2002: 20.3M million ton-km2003: 20.8M million ton-km2004: 12.6M million ton-km2005: 15.8M million ton-km2006: 16.4M million ton-km2007: 17.2M million ton-km2008: 16.5M million ton-km2009: 14.6M million ton-km2010: 42.4M million ton-km2011: 51.0M million ton-km2012: 54.0M million ton-km2013: 58.2M million ton-km2014: 44.6M million ton-km2015: 37.7M million ton-km2016: 38.9M million ton-km2017: 49.5M million ton-km2018: 49.6M million ton-km2019: 49.8M million ton-km2020: 23.5M million ton-km2021: 31.4M million ton-km2022: 177.2M million ton-km2023: 53.1M 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

The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kazakhstan is 53.08 million million ton-km, measured in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 70.1% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kazakhstan peaked at 177.24 million million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.00 million million ton-km, in 1993.

That places Kazakhstan 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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
1990s 16.62 million million ton-km 8.00 million million ton-km 32.20 million million ton-km 8
2000s 15.77 million million ton-km 11.75 million million ton-km 20.80 million million ton-km 10
2010s 47.57 million million ton-km 37.67 million million ton-km 58.20 million million ton-km 10
2020s 71.33 million million ton-km 23.54 million million ton-km 177.24 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 69 Libya 60.05 million million ton-km compare
  2. 70 South Africa 59.67 million million ton-km compare
  3. 71 Togo 58.55 million million ton-km compare
  4. 73 Yemen 49.73 million million ton-km compare
  5. 74 Brunei 45.91 million million ton-km compare
  6. 75 Trinidad and Tobago 45.84 million million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kazakhstan?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kazakhstan was 53.08 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 177.24 million million ton-km in 2022.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 8.00 million million ton-km in 1993.
How does Kazakhstan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Kazakhstan ranks 72nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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

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.