Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Lithuania

Lithuania: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 1.69 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.69 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 66.7%
World rank
116th
of 180 countries
All-time high
7.42 million million ton-km
in 2009
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2018
Years of data
31
1992–2023

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

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1992200720231992: 4.3M million ton-km1993: 600.0k million ton-km1994: 1.1M million ton-km1995: 1.5M million ton-km1996: 1.8M million ton-km1997: 2.8M million ton-km1998: 2.6M million ton-km1999: 1.8M million ton-km2000: 1.6M million ton-km2001: 1.5M million ton-km2002: 1.5M million ton-km2003: 1.3M million ton-km2004: 1.2M million ton-km2005: 1.3M million ton-km2006: 1.3M million ton-km2007: 1.2M million ton-km2008: 1.3M million ton-km2009: 7.4M million ton-km2010: 2.6M million ton-km2011: 2.3M million ton-km2012: 3.1M million ton-km2013: 5.0M million ton-km2014: 471.3k million ton-km2015: 565.6k million ton-km2016: 472.0k million ton-km2017: 472.0k million ton-km2018: 0 million ton-km2019: 0 million ton-km2020: 2.8M million ton-km2022: 1.0M million ton-km2023: 1.7M 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

Lithuania recorded 1.69 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Lithuania peaked at 7.42 million million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.

That places Lithuania 116th 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 2.06 million million ton-km 600,000 million ton-km 4.30 million million ton-km 8
2000s 1.96 million million ton-km 1.18 million million ton-km 7.42 million million ton-km 10
2010s 1.50 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 5.00 million million ton-km 10
2020s 1.84 million million ton-km 1.01 million million ton-km 2.81 million million ton-km 3

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 113 Cambodia 2.44 million million ton-km compare
  2. 114 Latvia 2.37 million million ton-km compare
  3. 115 Romania 2.34 million million ton-km compare
  4. 117 Syria 1.55 million million ton-km compare
  5. 118 Burkina Faso 1.47 million million ton-km compare
  6. 119 Guinea 1.40 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 Lithuania?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Lithuania was 1.69 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 Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 7.42 million million ton-km in 2009.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
How does Lithuania rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Lithuania ranks 116th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania 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.