Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Samoa
Samoa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 5,954 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Samoa, 1996–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 5,954 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
The figure is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Samoa peaked at 7.80 million million ton-km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
That places Samoa 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.05 million million ton-km | 800,000 million ton-km | 7.80 million million ton-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 1.91 million million ton-km | 1.50 million million ton-km | 2.31 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,860 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 17,582 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 4,848 million ton-km | 2,113 million ton-km | 7,247 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 158 American Samoa 11,652 million ton-km compare
- 159 North Korea 7,500 million ton-km compare
- 160 Benin 6,443 million ton-km compare
- 162 Malawi 590.05 million ton-km compare
- 163 Namibia 290.48 million ton-km compare
- 164 Albania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Estonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gabon 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gambia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Ghana 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Iraq 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mali 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Monaco 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Slovakia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Somalia 0 million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Samoa
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1251 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2414 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.2407 °C (2026)
- Free country 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Democracy 7 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4124 °C (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Samoa?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Samoa was 5,954 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 7.80 million million ton-km in 1997.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Samoa rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Samoa ranks 161st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Samoa 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.