Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru
Nauru: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 2.94 million million ton-km in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru, 2009–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru stood at 2.94 million million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 19.7% on the previous year and down 59.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru peaked at 10.35 million million ton-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million million ton-km, in 2019.
Nauru ranks 111th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.85 million million ton-km | — |
| 2010 | 6.34 million million ton-km | +122.6% |
| 2011 | 8.42 million million ton-km | +32.7% |
| 2012 | 8.44 million million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 7.27 million million ton-km | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 7.27 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.79 million million ton-km | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 9.72 million million ton-km | +24.7% |
| 2017 | 7.94 million million ton-km | -18.3% |
| 2018 | 10.35 million million ton-km | +30.3% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million million ton-km | -83.3% |
| 2020 | 2.73 million million ton-km | +58.0% |
| 2021 | 3.31 million million ton-km | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 3.66 million million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 2023 | 2.94 million million ton-km | -19.7% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 2.94 million million ton-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million million ton-km, 1% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 2.94 million million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 10% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.85 million million ton-km | 2.85 million million ton-km | 2.85 million million ton-km | 1 |
| 2010s | 7.53 million million ton-km | 1.73 million million ton-km | 10.35 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.16 million million ton-km | 2.73 million million ton-km | 3.66 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nauru
- 108 Ukraine 3.13 million million ton-km compare
- 109 Cote d'Ivoire 3.10 million million ton-km compare
- 110 Mozambique 3.02 million million ton-km compare
- 112 Madagascar 2.49 million million ton-km compare
- 113 Cambodia 2.44 million million ton-km compare
- 114 Latvia 2.37 million million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Nauru
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3993 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 0.2264 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 0.0018 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 0.1729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 0.2246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0786 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0052 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nauru was 2.94 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 10.35 million million ton-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million million ton-km in 2019.
- How does Nauru rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Nauru ranks 111th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nauru 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.