Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 9.14 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
9.14 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 47.8%
World rank
95th
of 180 countries
All-time high
9.14 million million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2019
Years of data
32
1980–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands, 1980–2023

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1980200120231980: 100.0k million ton-km1981: 200.0k million ton-km1983: 100.0k million ton-km1993: 1.2M million ton-km1994: 1.3M million ton-km1995: 1.6M million ton-km1996: 1.7M million ton-km1997: 1.7M million ton-km1998: 1.7M million ton-km1999: 1.3M million ton-km2000: 1.0M million ton-km2001: 978.0k million ton-km2002: 1.1M million ton-km2003: 659.0k million ton-km2004: 771.0k million ton-km2005: 797.0k million ton-km2006: 828.0k million ton-km2007: 876.0k million ton-km2008: 831.0k million ton-km2009: 723.0k million ton-km2010: 2.5M million ton-km2011: 2.8M million ton-km2012: 3.0M million ton-km2013: 3.1M million ton-km2014: 3.2M million ton-km2015: 3.7M million ton-km2016: 3.6M million ton-km2017: 3.8M million ton-km2018: 3.8M million ton-km2019: 0 million ton-km2022: 6.2M million ton-km2023: 9.1M 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

The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands is 9.14 million million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 47.8% on the previous year and up 197.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands peaked at 9.14 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2019.

That places Solomon Islands 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, 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
1980s 133,333 million ton-km 100,000 million ton-km 200,000 million ton-km 3
1990s 1.50 million million ton-km 1.20 million million ton-km 1.70 million million ton-km 7
2000s 859,200 million ton-km 659,000 million ton-km 1.09 million million ton-km 10
2010s 2.97 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 3.84 million million ton-km 10
2020s 7.67 million million ton-km 6.19 million million ton-km 9.14 million million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 92 Tunisia 10.96 million million ton-km compare
  2. 93 Senegal 9.99 million million ton-km compare
  3. 94 Myanmar 9.93 million million ton-km compare
  4. 96 Algeria 8.58 million million ton-km compare
  5. 97 Macao 8.54 million million ton-km compare
  6. 98 Costa Rica 7.18 million 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 Solomon Islands?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands was 9.14 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 Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 9.14 million million ton-km in 2023.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2019.
How does Solomon Islands rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Solomon Islands ranks 95th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 197.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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.