Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 407,146 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
407,146 million ton-km
Change on year
up 49.7%
World rank
134th
of 180 countries
All-time high
8.50 million million ton-km
in 1995
All-time low
51,408 million ton-km
in 2021
Years of data
27
1990–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Marshall Islands, 1990–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1990200620231990: 2.5M million ton-km1991: 2.5M million ton-km1992: 3.5M million ton-km1993: 4.6M million ton-km1994: 6.6M million ton-km1995: 8.5M million ton-km1996: 2.6M million ton-km1997: 100.0k million ton-km1998: 200.0k million ton-km1999: 200.0k million ton-km2000: 220.0k million ton-km2001: 183.0k million ton-km2002: 292.0k million ton-km2003: 312.0k million ton-km2004: 453.0k million ton-km2005: 327.0k million ton-km2006: 350.0k million ton-km2007: 351.0k million ton-km2008: 359.0k million ton-km2009: 347.0k million ton-km2017: 161.1k million ton-km2018: 133.8k million ton-km2019: 182.6k million ton-km2020: 84.8k million ton-km2021: 51.4k million ton-km2022: 271.9k million ton-km2023: 407.1k 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

Marshall Islands recorded 407,146 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 49.7% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Marshall Islands peaked at 8.50 million million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 51,408 million ton-km, in 2021.

That places Marshall Islands 134th 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 3.13 million million ton-km 100,000 million ton-km 8.50 million million ton-km 10
2000s 319,400 million ton-km 183,000 million ton-km 453,000 million ton-km 10
2010s 159,164 million ton-km 133,837 million ton-km 182,569 million ton-km 3
2020s 203,833 million ton-km 51,408 million ton-km 407,146 million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Marshall Islands

  1. 131 Bhutan 501,684 million ton-km compare
  2. 132 Democratic Republic of Congo 479,762 million ton-km compare
  3. 133 Chad 471,912 million ton-km compare
  4. 135 Barbados 400,000 million ton-km compare
  5. 136 Moldova 370,693 million ton-km compare
  6. 137 Cyprus 369,485 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 Marshall Islands?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Marshall Islands was 407,146 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 Marshall Islands?
The highest recorded value was 8.50 million million ton-km in 1995.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Marshall Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 51,408 million ton-km in 2021.
How does Marshall Islands rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Marshall Islands ranks 134th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Marshall Islands 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.