Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar

Madagascar: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 2.49 million million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2.49 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 60.7%
World rank
112th
of 180 countries
All-time high
34.56 million million ton-km
in 2013
All-time low
2.49 million million ton-km
in 2023
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar, 1970–2023

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Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar stood at 2.49 million million ton-km. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is down 60.7% on the previous year and down 92.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar peaked at 34.56 million million ton-km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.49 million million ton-km, in 2023.

Madagascar ranks 112th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.39 million million ton-km 6.20 million million ton-km 17.30 million million ton-km 10
1980s 21.46 million million ton-km 19.20 million million ton-km 29.00 million million ton-km 10
1990s 27.70 million million ton-km 23.60 million million ton-km 31.50 million million ton-km 10
2000s 15.53 million million ton-km 9.72 million million ton-km 27.32 million million ton-km 10
2010s 22.07 million million ton-km 11.96 million million ton-km 34.56 million million ton-km 10
2020s 4.23 million million ton-km 2.49 million million ton-km 6.34 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 109 Cote d'Ivoire 3.10 million million ton-km compare
  2. 110 Mozambique 3.02 million million ton-km compare
  3. 111 Nauru 2.94 million million ton-km compare
  4. 113 Cambodia 2.44 million million ton-km compare
  5. 114 Latvia 2.37 million million ton-km compare
  6. 115 Romania 2.34 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar was 2.49 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 Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 34.56 million million ton-km in 2013.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 2.49 million million ton-km in 2023.
How does Madagascar rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Madagascar ranks 112th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is down 92.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.