Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Maldives
Maldives: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Maldives, 1975–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Maldives recorded 29.46 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 401.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Maldives peaked at 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
That places Maldives 78th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200,000 million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 300,000 million ton-km | 5 |
| 1980s | 657,143 million ton-km | 300,000 million ton-km | 1.40 million million ton-km | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.45 million million ton-km | 200,000 million ton-km | 11.90 million million ton-km | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million million ton-km | 8,000 million ton-km | 13.17 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.10 million million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 7.75 million million ton-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.27 million million ton-km | 1.74 million million ton-km | 29.46 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 45.84 million million ton-km compare
- 76 Lebanon 34.40 million million ton-km compare
- 77 Vanuatu 30.27 million million ton-km compare
- 79 El Salvador 27.80 million million ton-km compare
- 80 Mongolia 26.52 million million ton-km compare
- 81 Suriname 23.62 million million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Maldives
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Maldives?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Maldives was 29.46 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Maldives ranks 78th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.