Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Senegal

Senegal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 9.99 million million ton-km in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
9.99 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 201.5%
World rank
93rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
21.00 million million ton-km
in 1981
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2002
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Senegal, 1970–2022

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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

Senegal recorded 9.99 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2022.

That represents a change of up 201.5% on the previous year and up 118.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Senegal peaked at 21.00 million million ton-km in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2002.

That places Senegal 93rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022, 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 10.98 million million ton-km 5.80 million million ton-km 17.20 million million ton-km 10
1980s 18.12 million million ton-km 15.90 million million ton-km 21.00 million million ton-km 10
1990s 15.21 million million ton-km 13.50 million million ton-km 17.70 million million ton-km 10
2000s 1.96 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 12.27 million million ton-km 10
2010s 2.14 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 4.58 million million ton-km 10
2020s 5.29 million million ton-km 2.57 million million ton-km 9.99 million million ton-km 3

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 90 Armenia 15.68 million million ton-km compare
  2. 91 Laos 11.72 million million ton-km compare
  3. 92 Tunisia 10.96 million million ton-km compare
  4. 94 Myanmar 9.93 million million ton-km compare
  5. 95 Solomon Islands 9.14 million million ton-km compare
  6. 96 Algeria 8.58 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Senegal?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Senegal was 9.99 million million ton-km in 2022, 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 21.00 million million ton-km in 1981.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2002.
How does Senegal rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Senegal ranks 93rd out of 180 countries with data for 2022.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 118.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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.