Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Seychelles

Seychelles: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 1.18 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.18 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 30.8%
World rank
120th
of 180 countries
All-time high
36.29 million million ton-km
in 2010
All-time low
300,000 million ton-km
in 1984
Years of data
40
1984–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Seychelles, 1984–2023

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1984200320231984: 300.0k million ton-km1985: 400.0k million ton-km1986: 1.5M million ton-km1987: 1.7M million ton-km1988: 2.0M million ton-km1989: 4.5M million ton-km1990: 10.4M million ton-km1991: 9.1M million ton-km1992: 14.9M million ton-km1993: 10.6M million ton-km1994: 10.5M million ton-km1995: 12.8M million ton-km1996: 16.7M million ton-km1997: 24.2M million ton-km1998: 17.1M million ton-km1999: 19.7M million ton-km2000: 19.9M million ton-km2001: 22.0M million ton-km2002: 28.2M million ton-km2003: 21.3M million ton-km2004: 24.1M million ton-km2005: 25.8M million ton-km2006: 30.7M million ton-km2007: 27.6M million ton-km2008: 26.7M million ton-km2009: 25.6M million ton-km2010: 36.3M million ton-km2011: 31.9M million ton-km2012: 6.5M million ton-km2013: 26.2M million ton-km2014: 32.3M million ton-km2015: 19.2M million ton-km2016: 20.1M million ton-km2017: 29.3M million ton-km2018: 7.8M million ton-km2019: 2.4M million ton-km2020: 757.6k million ton-km2021: 797.8k million ton-km2022: 1.7M million ton-km2023: 1.2M 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

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Seychelles stood at 1.18 million million ton-km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 30.8% on the previous year and down 95.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Seychelles peaked at 36.29 million million ton-km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 300,000 million ton-km, in 1984.

Seychelles ranks 120th 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
1980s 1.73 million million ton-km 300,000 million ton-km 4.50 million million ton-km 6
1990s 14.60 million million ton-km 9.10 million million ton-km 24.20 million million ton-km 10
2000s 25.21 million million ton-km 19.88 million million ton-km 30.72 million million ton-km 10
2010s 21.21 million million ton-km 2.41 million million ton-km 36.29 million million ton-km 10
2020s 1.11 million million ton-km 757,560 million ton-km 1.70 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 117 Syria 1.55 million million ton-km compare
  2. 118 Burkina Faso 1.47 million million ton-km compare
  3. 119 Guinea 1.40 million million ton-km compare
  4. 121 Honduras 1.14 million million ton-km compare
  5. 122 Paraguay 905,000 million ton-km compare
  6. 123 Sao Tome and Principe 848,600 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Seychelles?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Seychelles was 1.18 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 36.29 million million ton-km in 2010.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 300,000 million ton-km in 1984.
How does Seychelles rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Seychelles ranks 120th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is down 95.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Seychelles 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.