Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Mexico

Mexico: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 1.09 billion million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.09 billion million ton-km
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
30th
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.09 billion million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
36.70 million million ton-km
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Mexico, 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

The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight in Mexico is 1.09 billion million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 61.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Mexico peaked at 1.09 billion million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.70 million million ton-km, in 1970.

Mexico ranks 30th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 75.19 million million ton-km 36.70 million million ton-km 121.70 million million ton-km 10
1980s 136.41 million million ton-km 109.20 million million ton-km 170.00 million million ton-km 10
1990s 199.45 million million ton-km 143.20 million million ton-km 317.00 million million ton-km 10
2000s 421.89 million million ton-km 295.88 million million ton-km 714.06 million million ton-km 10
2010s 828.13 million million ton-km 617.53 million million ton-km 1.07 billion million ton-km 10
2020s 965.77 million million ton-km 732.80 million million ton-km 1.09 billion million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 27 Australia 1.19 billion million ton-km compare
  2. 28 Spain 1.13 billion million ton-km compare
  3. 29 Italy 1.12 billion million ton-km compare
  4. 31 Saudi Arabia 1.04 billion million ton-km compare
  5. 32 Vietnam 927.89 million million ton-km compare
  6. 33 Bahrain 895.44 million 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 Mexico?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Mexico was 1.09 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.09 billion million ton-km in 2023.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 36.70 million million ton-km in 1970.
How does Mexico rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Mexico ranks 30th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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.