Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Panama

Panama: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 143.67 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
143.67 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
57th
of 180 countries
All-time high
183.35 million million ton-km
in 2022
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2009
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Panama, 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

Panama recorded 143.67 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Panama peaked at 183.35 million million ton-km in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2009.

Panama ranks 57th of 180 countries on this measure, 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 4.26 million million ton-km 2.90 million million ton-km 5.40 million million ton-km 10
1980s 9.48 million million ton-km 1.80 million million ton-km 15.10 million million ton-km 10
1990s 10.99 million million ton-km 2.80 million million ton-km 32.00 million million ton-km 10
2000s 27.10 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 38.46 million million ton-km 10
2010s 95.34 million million ton-km 45.78 million million ton-km 147.71 million million ton-km 10
2020s 137.70 million million ton-km 73.43 million million ton-km 183.35 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 54 Mauritius 170.21 million million ton-km compare
  2. 55 Fiji 156.08 million million ton-km compare
  3. 56 Hungary 145.08 million million ton-km compare
  4. 58 Iran 136.93 million million ton-km compare
  5. 59 Argentina 136.48 million million ton-km compare
  6. 60 Tajikistan 131.74 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Panama?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Panama was 143.67 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 Panama?
The highest recorded value was 183.35 million million ton-km in 2022.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2009.
How does Panama rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Panama ranks 57th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Panama 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.