Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Namibia

Namibia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 290.48 million ton-km in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
290.48 million ton-km
Change on year
down 100.0%
World rank
163rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
76.01 million million ton-km
in 2000
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2005
Years of data
28
1991–2021

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Namibia, 1991–2021

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1991200620211991: 2.0M million ton-km1992: 11.1M million ton-km1993: 21.8M million ton-km1994: 25.4M million ton-km1995: 27.3M million ton-km1996: 28.7M million ton-km1997: 35.3M million ton-km1999: 36.7M million ton-km2000: 76.0M million ton-km2001: 74.7M million ton-km2002: 21.1M million ton-km2003: 45.7M million ton-km2004: 56.5M million ton-km2005: 0 million ton-km2006: 0 million ton-km2009: 0 million ton-km2010: 484.0k million ton-km2011: 692.6k million ton-km2012: 888.4k million ton-km2013: 677.1k million ton-km2014: 34.4M million ton-km2015: 30.3M million ton-km2016: 21.1M million ton-km2017: 22.2M million ton-km2018: 26.3M million ton-km2019: 6.9M million ton-km2020: 1.6M million ton-km2021: 290.5 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

Namibia recorded 290.48 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2021.

The figure is down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Namibia peaked at 76.01 million million ton-km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2005.

Namibia ranks 163rd of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.54 million million ton-km 2.00 million million ton-km 36.70 million million ton-km 8
2000s 34.25 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 76.01 million million ton-km 8
2010s 14.39 million million ton-km 484,000 million ton-km 34.37 million million ton-km 10
2020s 818,500 million ton-km 290.48 million ton-km 1.64 million million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Namibia

  1. 160 Benin 6,443 million ton-km compare
  2. 161 Samoa 5,954 million ton-km compare
  3. 162 Malawi 590.05 million ton-km compare
  4. 164 Albania 0 million ton-km compare
  5. 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km compare
  6. 164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km compare
  7. 164 Estonia 0 million ton-km compare
  8. 164 Gabon 0 million ton-km compare
  9. 164 Gambia 0 million ton-km compare
  10. 164 Ghana 0 million ton-km compare
  11. 164 Iraq 0 million ton-km compare
  12. 164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km compare
  13. 164 Mali 0 million ton-km compare
  14. 164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km compare
  15. 164 Monaco 0 million ton-km compare
  16. 164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km compare
  17. 164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km compare
  18. 164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km compare
  19. 164 Slovakia 0 million ton-km compare
  20. 164 Somalia 0 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 Namibia?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Namibia was 290.48 million ton-km in 2021, 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 Namibia?
The highest recorded value was 76.01 million million ton-km in 2000.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Namibia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2005.
How does Namibia rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Namibia ranks 163rd out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Namibia?
Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Namibia 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.