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
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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.90 million million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 7.20 million million ton-km | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 7.70 million million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 8.70 million million ton-km | +13.0% |
| 1974 | 9.00 million million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 7.60 million million ton-km | -15.6% |
| 1976 | 6.70 million million ton-km | -11.8% |
| 1977 | 6.60 million million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 6.20 million million ton-km | -6.1% |
| 1979 | 17.30 million million ton-km | +179.0% |
| 1980 | 19.80 million million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1981 | 21.00 million million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 1982 | 19.70 million million ton-km | -6.2% |
| 1983 | 19.30 million million ton-km | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 22.10 million million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1985 | 20.10 million million ton-km | -9.0% |
| 1986 | 19.20 million million ton-km | -4.5% |
| 1987 | 21.00 million million ton-km | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 23.40 million million ton-km | +11.4% |
| 1989 | 29.00 million million ton-km | +23.9% |
| 1990 | 30.20 million million ton-km | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 26.10 million million ton-km | -13.6% |
| 1992 | 27.50 million million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 27.10 million million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 23.60 million million ton-km | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 31.50 million million ton-km | +33.5% |
| 1996 | 25.20 million million ton-km | -20.0% |
| 1997 | 29.00 million million ton-km | +15.1% |
| 1998 | 28.90 million million ton-km | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 27.90 million million ton-km | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 27.32 million million ton-km | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 10.21 million million ton-km | -62.6% |
| 2002 | 10.86 million million ton-km | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 9.72 million million ton-km | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 12.66 million million ton-km | +30.2% |
| 2005 | 15.36 million million ton-km | +21.4% |
| 2006 | 18.77 million million ton-km | +22.2% |
| 2007 | 23.94 million million ton-km | +27.5% |
| 2008 | 12.19 million million ton-km | -49.1% |
| 2009 | 14.27 million million ton-km | +17.1% |
| 2010 | 23.77 million million ton-km | +66.6% |
| 2011 | 21.27 million million ton-km | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 24.98 million million ton-km | +17.4% |
| 2013 | 34.56 million million ton-km | +38.4% |
| 2014 | 31.07 million million ton-km | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 25.62 million million ton-km | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 11.96 million million ton-km | -53.3% |
| 2017 | 15.03 million million ton-km | +25.6% |
| 2018 | 16.25 million million ton-km | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 16.18 million million ton-km | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.38 million million ton-km | -66.7% |
| 2021 | 2.72 million million ton-km | -49.5% |
| 2022 | 6.34 million million ton-km | +133.3% |
| 2023 | 2.49 million million ton-km | -60.7% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 2.49 million million ton-km is above the median for low income countries, which is 375,460 million ton-km, 6.6× the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 2.49 million million ton-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 639,841 million ton-km, 3.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Madagascar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +179.0% | 6.20 million million ton-km | 17.30 million million ton-km |
| 2022 | +133.3% | 2.72 million million ton-km | 6.34 million million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Madagascar
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4503 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.43 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 26.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 32.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.45 (2050)
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
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.