Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Namibia
Namibia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 290.48 million ton-km in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Namibia, 1991–2021
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 160 Benin 6,443 million ton-km compare
- 161 Samoa 5,954 million ton-km compare
- 162 Malawi 590.05 million ton-km compare
- 164 Albania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Estonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gabon 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gambia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Ghana 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Iraq 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mali 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Monaco 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Slovakia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Somalia 0 million ton-km compare
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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
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.