Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Serbia

Serbia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 19.33 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
19.33 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 36.0%
World rank
85th
of 180 countries
All-time high
19.33 million million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
1.45 million million ton-km
in 2012
Years of data
23
2001–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Serbia, 2001–2023

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2001201220232001: 4.0M million ton-km2002: 4.4M million ton-km2003: 4.5M million ton-km2004: 5.9M million ton-km2005: 4.6M million ton-km2006: 4.1M million ton-km2007: 3.8M million ton-km2008: 3.4M million ton-km2009: 2.0M million ton-km2010: 2.1M million ton-km2011: 2.2M million ton-km2012: 1.4M million ton-km2013: 1.5M million ton-km2014: 2.7M million ton-km2015: 3.2M million ton-km2016: 4.7M million ton-km2017: 7.4M million ton-km2018: 17.7M million ton-km2019: 13.3M million ton-km2020: 8.1M million ton-km2021: 14.1M million ton-km2022: 14.2M million ton-km2023: 19.3M million ton-km

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

Serbia recorded 19.33 million million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 36.0% on the previous year and up 1,232.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Serbia peaked at 19.33 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million million ton-km, in 2012.

Serbia ranks 85th 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
2000s 4.08 million million ton-km 2.01 million million ton-km 5.89 million million ton-km 9
2010s 5.64 million million ton-km 1.45 million million ton-km 17.71 million million ton-km 10
2020s 13.93 million million ton-km 8.10 million million ton-km 19.33 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 82 Tanzania 20.04 million million ton-km compare
  2. 83 Sudan 20.04 million million ton-km compare
  3. 84 Bolivia 19.89 million million ton-km compare
  4. 86 Bahamas 18.57 million million ton-km compare
  5. 87 Nepal 16.93 million million ton-km compare
  6. 88 Central African Republic 16.20 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Serbia?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Serbia was 19.33 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 19.33 million million ton-km in 2023.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million million ton-km in 2012.
How does Serbia rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Serbia ranks 85th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,232.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Serbia 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.