Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Pakistan

Pakistan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 309.51 million million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
309.51 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 224.7%
World rank
46th
of 180 countries
All-time high
445.50 million million ton-km
in 1995
All-time low
52.00 million million ton-km
in 1972
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Pakistan, 1970–2023

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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 Pakistan stood at 309.51 million million ton-km.

That represents a change of up 224.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Pakistan peaked at 445.50 million million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 52.00 million million ton-km, in 1972.

That places Pakistan 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 118.65 million million ton-km 52.00 million million ton-km 214.70 million million ton-km 10
1980s 297.34 million million ton-km 224.10 million million ton-km 418.70 million million ton-km 10
1990s 407.19 million million ton-km 331.80 million million ton-km 445.50 million million ton-km 10
2000s 357.95 million million ton-km 303.90 million million ton-km 426.99 million million ton-km 10
2010s 239.78 million million ton-km 175.47 million million ton-km 332.96 million million ton-km 10
2020s 144.08 million million ton-km 75.60 million million ton-km 309.51 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 43 Poland 343.93 million million ton-km compare
  2. 44 Kuwait 331.17 million million ton-km compare
  3. 45 Sweden 324.82 million million ton-km compare
  4. 47 Peru 299.23 million million ton-km compare
  5. 48 Kenya 288.62 million million ton-km compare
  6. 49 Sri Lanka 278.50 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Pakistan?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Pakistan was 309.51 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 445.50 million million ton-km in 1995.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 52.00 million million ton-km in 1972.
How does Pakistan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Pakistan ranks 46th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.