Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia

Somalia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 0 million ton-km in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
0 million ton-km
World rank
164th
of 180 countries
All-time high
8.70 million million ton-km
in 1990
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2010
Years of data
29
1970–2019

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia, 1970–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1970199420191970: 100.0k million ton-km1971: 100.0k million ton-km1972: 200.0k million ton-km1973: 200.0k million ton-km1974: 200.0k million ton-km1975: 200.0k million ton-km1976: 200.0k million ton-km1977: 300.0k million ton-km1978: 300.0k million ton-km1979: 400.0k million ton-km1980: 500.0k million ton-km1981: 3.4M million ton-km1982: 4.1M million ton-km1983: 3.9M million ton-km1984: 3.9M million ton-km1985: 3.3M million ton-km1986: 3.5M million ton-km1987: 3.9M million ton-km1988: 4.4M million ton-km1989: 7.9M million ton-km1990: 8.7M million ton-km1991: 5.0M million ton-km2010: 0 million ton-km2011: 1.5M million ton-km2012: 1.3M million ton-km2013: 1.4M million ton-km2014: 1.4M million ton-km2018: 0 million ton-km2019: 0 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 Somalia is 0 million ton-km, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 100.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia peaked at 8.70 million million ton-km in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2010.

Somalia ranks 164th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 220,000 million ton-km 100,000 million ton-km 400,000 million ton-km 10
1980s 3.88 million million ton-km 500,000 million ton-km 7.90 million million ton-km 10
1990s 6.85 million million ton-km 5.00 million million ton-km 8.70 million million ton-km 2
2010s 800,169 million ton-km 0 million ton-km 1.52 million million ton-km 7

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 161 Samoa 5,954 million ton-km compare
  2. 162 Malawi 590.05 million ton-km compare
  3. 163 Namibia 290.48 million ton-km compare
  4. 164 Albania 0 million ton-km compare
  5. 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km compare
  6. 164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km compare
  7. 164 Estonia 0 million ton-km compare
  8. 164 Gabon 0 million ton-km compare
  9. 164 Gambia 0 million ton-km compare
  10. 164 Ghana 0 million ton-km compare
  11. 164 Iraq 0 million ton-km compare
  12. 164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km compare
  13. 164 Mali 0 million ton-km compare
  14. 164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km compare
  15. 164 Monaco 0 million ton-km compare
  16. 164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km compare
  17. 164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km compare
  18. 164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km compare
  19. 164 Slovakia 0 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 Somalia?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia was 0 million ton-km in 2019, 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 Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 8.70 million million ton-km in 1990.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2010.
How does Somalia rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Somalia ranks 164th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Somalia 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.