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
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands, 1980–2023
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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 100,000 million ton-km | — |
| 1981 | 200,000 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1983 | 100,000 million ton-km | -50.0% |
| 1993 | 1.20 million million ton-km | +1100.0% |
| 1994 | 1.30 million million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.60 million million ton-km | +23.1% |
| 1996 | 1.70 million million ton-km | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 1.70 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1.70 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1.30 million million ton-km | -23.5% |
| 2000 | 1.04 million million ton-km | -19.8% |
| 2001 | 978,000 million ton-km | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 1.09 million million ton-km | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 659,000 million ton-km | -39.3% |
| 2004 | 771,000 million ton-km | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 797,000 million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 828,000 million ton-km | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 876,000 million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 831,000 million ton-km | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 723,000 million ton-km | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 2.55 million million ton-km | +252.1% |
| 2011 | 2.82 million million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million million ton-km | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.08 million million ton-km | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.24 million million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 3.69 million million ton-km | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 3.60 million million ton-km | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.84 million million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 3.84 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 6.19 million million ton-km | — |
| 2023 | 9.14 million million ton-km | +47.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 9.14 million million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million million ton-km, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 9.14 million million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 30% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Solomon Islands changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1100.0% | 100,000 million ton-km | 1.20 million million ton-km |
| 2010 | +252.1% | 723,000 million ton-km | 2.55 million million ton-km |
| 2019 | -100.0% | 3.84 million million ton-km | 0 million ton-km |
| 1981 | +100.0% | 100,000 million ton-km | 200,000 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
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
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.