Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia
Somalia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 0 million ton-km in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia, 1970–2019
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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100,000 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 200,000 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1973 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 300,000 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 1978 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 400,000 million ton-km | +33.3% |
| 1980 | 500,000 million ton-km | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 3.40 million million ton-km | +580.0% |
| 1982 | 4.10 million million ton-km | +20.6% |
| 1983 | 3.90 million million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 3.90 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 3.30 million million ton-km | -15.4% |
| 1986 | 3.50 million million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 1987 | 3.90 million million ton-km | +11.4% |
| 1988 | 4.40 million million ton-km | +12.8% |
| 1989 | 7.90 million million ton-km | +79.5% |
| 1990 | 8.70 million million ton-km | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 5.00 million million ton-km | -42.5% |
| 2010 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 1.52 million million ton-km | — |
| 2012 | 1.28 million million ton-km | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 1.44 million million ton-km | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 1.36 million million ton-km | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0 million ton-km is below the median for low income countries, which is 375,460 million ton-km. (22 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0 million ton-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 639,841 million ton-km. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Somalia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +580.0% | 500,000 million ton-km | 3.40 million million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 161 Samoa 5,954 million ton-km compare
- 162 Malawi 590.05 million ton-km compare
- 163 Namibia 290.48 million ton-km compare
- 164 Albania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Dominican Republic 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Estonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gabon 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Gambia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Ghana 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Iraq 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Jamaica 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mali 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Mauritania 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Monaco 0 million ton-km
- 164 North Macedonia 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Rwanda 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Sierra Leone 0 million ton-km compare
- 164 Slovakia 0 million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Somalia
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.4444 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.3652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 234.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 43.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 96.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 28,272 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 71.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 1,010 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2685 (2050)
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
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.