Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 535,000 million ton-km in 2000. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2000)
535,000 million ton-km
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
130th
of 180 countries
All-time high
9.00 million million ton-km
in 1995
All-time low
400,000 million ton-km
in 1998
Years of data
31
1970–2000

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nicaragua, 1970–2000

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1970198520001970: 800.0k million ton-km1971: 900.0k million ton-km1972: 900.0k million ton-km1973: 1.9M million ton-km1974: 1.9M million ton-km1975: 1.9M million ton-km1976: 2.0M million ton-km1977: 2.0M million ton-km1978: 2.0M million ton-km1979: 2.1M million ton-km1980: 1.3M million ton-km1981: 1.1M million ton-km1982: 1.0M million ton-km1983: 1.1M million ton-km1984: 1.3M million ton-km1985: 1.4M million ton-km1986: 1.0M million ton-km1987: 1.1M million ton-km1988: 1.2M million ton-km1989: 1.8M million ton-km1990: 3.6M million ton-km1991: 3.6M million ton-km1992: 6.8M million ton-km1993: 3.8M million ton-km1994: 7.0M million ton-km1995: 9.0M million ton-km1996: 9.0M million ton-km1997: 9.0M million ton-km1998: 400.0k million ton-km1999: 500.0k million ton-km2000: 535.0k 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

In 2000, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nicaragua stood at 535,000 million ton-km.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 85.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nicaragua peaked at 9.00 million million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 400,000 million ton-km, in 1998.

That places Nicaragua 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2000, 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 1.64 million million ton-km 800,000 million ton-km 2.10 million million ton-km 10
1980s 1.23 million million ton-km 1.00 million million ton-km 1.80 million million ton-km 10
1990s 5.27 million million ton-km 400,000 million ton-km 9.00 million million ton-km 10
2000s 535,000 million ton-km 535,000 million ton-km 535,000 million ton-km 1

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 127 Kyrgyzstan 654,975 million ton-km compare
  2. 128 Bulgaria 626,000 million ton-km compare
  3. 129 Guatemala 539,540 million ton-km compare
  4. 131 Bhutan 501,684 million ton-km compare
  5. 132 Democratic Republic of Congo 479,762 million ton-km compare
  6. 133 Chad 471,912 million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nicaragua?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Nicaragua was 535,000 million ton-km in 2000, 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 Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 9.00 million million ton-km in 1995.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 400,000 million ton-km in 1998.
How does Nicaragua rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Nicaragua ranks 130th out of 180 countries with data for 2000.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 85.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Nicaragua 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
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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.