Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Libya
Libya: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 60.05 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Libya, 1970–2023
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 Libya is 60.05 million million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 26.8% on the previous year and up 1,535.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Libya peaked at 60.05 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 248,000 million ton-km, in 2002.
Libya ranks 69th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.95 million million ton-km | 1.10 million million ton-km | 8.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.31 million million ton-km | 3.80 million million ton-km | 13.10 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.57 million million ton-km | 300,000 million ton-km | 10.30 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 313,900 million ton-km | 248,000 million ton-km | 464,000 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.86 million million ton-km | 711,155 million ton-km | 7.53 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.40 million million ton-km | 617,193 million ton-km | 60.05 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 66 Morocco 92.64 million million ton-km compare
- 67 Angola 70.71 million million ton-km compare
- 68 Turkmenistan 62.72 million million ton-km compare
- 70 South Africa 59.67 million million ton-km compare
- 71 Togo 58.55 million million ton-km compare
- 72 Kazakhstan 53.08 million million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Libya
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4458 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1917 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 2.51 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 0 (2025)
- Democracy 0 (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Elected parliament 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Libya?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Libya was 60.05 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 Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 60.05 million million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 248,000 million ton-km in 2002.
- How does Libya rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Libya ranks 69th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,535.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya 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.