Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 6.87 billion million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
6.87 billion million ton-km
Change on year
down 14.0%
Rank
11th
of 180 regions
All-time high
8.59 billion million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
2.25 billion million ton-km
in 1998
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Luxembourg, 1997–2023

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B1997201020231997: 2.3B million ton-km1998: 2.2B million ton-km1999: 2.5B million ton-km2000: 3.5B million ton-km2001: 3.8B million ton-km2002: 4.2B million ton-km2003: 4.3B million ton-km2004: 4.7B million ton-km2005: 5.1B million ton-km2006: 5.3B million ton-km2007: 5.5B million ton-km2008: 5.4B million ton-km2009: 8.4B million ton-km2010: 4.6B million ton-km2011: 4.7B million ton-km2012: 4.4B million ton-km2013: 5.2B million ton-km2014: 5.8B million ton-km2015: 6.3B million ton-km2016: 6.9B million ton-km2017: 7.3B million ton-km2018: 7.3B million ton-km2019: 7.2B million ton-km2020: 7.3B million ton-km2021: 8.6B million ton-km2022: 8.0B million ton-km2023: 6.9B 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 Luxembourg is 6.87 billion million ton-km, measured in 2023.

The figure is down 14.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Luxembourg peaked at 8.59 billion million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.25 billion million ton-km, in 1998.

That places Luxembourg 11th out of 180 regions with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.34 billion million ton-km 2.25 billion million ton-km 2.51 billion million ton-km 3
2000s 5.01 billion million ton-km 3.52 billion million ton-km 8.37 billion million ton-km 10
2010s 5.96 billion million ton-km 4.40 billion million ton-km 7.32 billion million ton-km 10
2020s 7.70 billion million ton-km 6.87 billion million ton-km 8.59 billion million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 8 Japan 8.47 billion million ton-km compare
  2. 9 Turkey 8.37 billion million ton-km compare
  3. 10 Singapore 7.60 billion million ton-km compare
  4. 12 United Kingdom 4.41 billion million ton-km compare
  5. 13 France 4.30 billion million ton-km compare
  6. 14 Ethiopia 4.02 billion 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 Luxembourg?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Luxembourg was 6.87 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 Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 8.59 billion million ton-km in 2021.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 2.25 billion million ton-km in 1998.
How does Luxembourg rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Luxembourg ranks 11th out of 180 regions with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg 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.