Tonne-kilometers of air freight in New Zealand
New Zealand: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 767.76 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in New Zealand, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 767.76 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
The figure is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in New Zealand peaked at 1.35 billion million ton-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.80 million million ton-km, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 103.71 million million ton-km | 35.80 million million ton-km | 176.30 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 275.53 million million ton-km | 185.90 million million ton-km | 335.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 607.90 million million ton-km | 325.10 million million ton-km | 928.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 800.57 million million ton-km | 687.52 million million ton-km | 920.85 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 billion million ton-km | 468.64 million million ton-km | 1.35 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 668.00 million million ton-km | 317.59 million million ton-km | 812.68 million million ton-km | 4 |
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 45.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 12,595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 402.67 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 12,188 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in New Zealand?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in New Zealand was 767.76 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 New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.35 billion million ton-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.80 million million ton-km in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this New Zealand 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.