Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 654,975 million ton-km in 2023. β—† Volatile

Latest (2023)
654,975 million ton-km
Change on year
up 269.6%
World rank
127th
of 180 countries
All-time high
6.20 million million ton-km
in 1999
All-time low
2,330 million ton-km
in 2021
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kyrgyzstan, 1993–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M1993200820231993: 700.0k million ton-km1994: 700.0k million ton-km1995: 1.1M million ton-km1996: 1.6M million ton-km1997: 3.2M million ton-km1998: 5.2M million ton-km1999: 6.2M million ton-km2000: 3.7M million ton-km2001: 5.6M million ton-km2002: 6.1M million ton-km2003: 4.8M million ton-km2004: 2.1M million ton-km2005: 2.0M million ton-km2006: 1.2M million ton-km2007: 1.2M million ton-km2008: 2.1M million ton-km2009: 2.2M million ton-km2010: 1.3M million ton-km2011: 1.5M million ton-km2012: 782.4k million ton-km2013: 590.4k million ton-km2014: 237.2k million ton-km2015: 69.3k million ton-km2016: 88.3k million ton-km2017: 21.6k million ton-km2018: 1.3M million ton-km2019: 495.9k million ton-km2020: 5.9k million ton-km2021: 2.3k million ton-km2022: 177.2k million ton-km2023: 655.0k 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

Kyrgyzstan recorded 654,975 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

The figure is up 269.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kyrgyzstan peaked at 6.20 million million ton-km in 1999 and was at its lowest, 2,330 million ton-km, in 2021.

That places Kyrgyzstan 127th 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 2.67 million million ton-km 700,000 million ton-km 6.20 million million ton-km 7
2000s 3.11 million million ton-km 1.23 million million ton-km 6.11 million million ton-km 10
2010s 633,726 million ton-km 21,650 million ton-km 1.49 million million ton-km 10
2020s 210,087 million ton-km 2,330 million ton-km 654,975 million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Kyrgyzstan

  1. 124 Equatorial Guinea 799,920 million ton-km compare
  2. 125 Afghanistan 794,172 million ton-km compare
  3. 126 Antigua and Barbuda 701,661 million ton-km compare
  4. 128 Bulgaria 626,000 million ton-km compare
  5. 129 Guatemala 539,540 million ton-km compare
  6. 130 Nicaragua 535,000 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 180 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kyrgyzstan?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Kyrgyzstan was 654,975 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 Kyrgyzstan?
The highest recorded value was 6.20 million million ton-km in 1999.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Kyrgyzstan?
The lowest recorded value was 2,330 million ton-km in 2021.
How does Kyrgyzstan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Kyrgyzstan ranks 127th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Kyrgyzstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kyrgyzstan 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.