Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Myanmar

Myanmar: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 9.93 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9.93 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 54.6%
World rank
94th
of 180 countries
All-time high
18.36 million million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
774,000 million ton-km
in 2000
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Myanmar, 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

Myanmar recorded 9.93 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

That represents a change of up 54.6% on the previous year and up 247.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Myanmar peaked at 18.36 million million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 774,000 million ton-km, in 2000.

That places Myanmar 94th 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
1970s 1.58 million million ton-km 1.10 million million ton-km 2.20 million million ton-km 10
1980s 1.93 million million ton-km 1.00 million million ton-km 2.50 million million ton-km 10
1990s 2.83 million million ton-km 1.10 million million ton-km 7.60 million million ton-km 10
2000s 2.20 million million ton-km 774,000 million ton-km 2.87 million million ton-km 10
2010s 4.25 million million ton-km 2.06 million million ton-km 8.31 million million ton-km 10
2020s 8.99 million million ton-km 1.24 million million ton-km 18.36 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 91 Laos 11.72 million million ton-km compare
  2. 92 Tunisia 10.96 million million ton-km compare
  3. 93 Senegal 9.99 million million ton-km compare
  4. 95 Solomon Islands 9.14 million million ton-km compare
  5. 96 Algeria 8.58 million million ton-km compare
  6. 97 Macao 8.54 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Myanmar?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Myanmar was 9.93 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 18.36 million million ton-km in 2021.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 774,000 million ton-km in 2000.
How does Myanmar rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Myanmar ranks 94th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 247.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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.