Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Peru

Peru: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 299.23 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
299.23 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 7.7%
World rank
47th
of 180 countries
All-time high
340.33 million million ton-km
in 2019
All-time low
6.00 million million ton-km
in 1999
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Peru, 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

Peru recorded 299.23 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.

That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Peru peaked at 340.33 million million ton-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.00 million million ton-km, in 1999.

Peru ranks 47th 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 25.79 million million ton-km 12.30 million million ton-km 37.70 million million ton-km 10
1980s 59.62 million million ton-km 30.20 million million ton-km 83.30 million million ton-km 10
1990s 22.65 million million ton-km 6.00 million million ton-km 40.50 million million ton-km 10
2000s 150.78 million million ton-km 53.66 million million ton-km 256.94 million million ton-km 10
2010s 251.93 million million ton-km 83.58 million million ton-km 340.33 million million ton-km 10
2020s 244.57 million million ton-km 96.45 million million ton-km 324.27 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Peru

  1. 44 Kuwait 331.17 million million ton-km compare
  2. 45 Sweden 324.82 million million ton-km compare
  3. 46 Pakistan 309.51 million million ton-km compare
  4. 48 Kenya 288.62 million million ton-km compare
  5. 49 Sri Lanka 278.50 million million ton-km compare
  6. 50 Austria 207.84 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Peru?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Peru was 299.23 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 Peru?
The highest recorded value was 340.33 million million ton-km in 2019.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Peru?
The lowest recorded value was 6.00 million million ton-km in 1999.
How does Peru rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Peru ranks 47th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Peru?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Peru 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.