Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Spain
Spain: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 1.13 billion million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Spain, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Spain recorded 1.13 billion million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
That represents a change of up 18.3% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Spain peaked at 1.31 billion million ton-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 90.80 million million ton-km, in 1970.
Spain ranks 28th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 228.72 million million ton-km | 90.80 million million ton-km | 376.60 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 510.15 million million ton-km | 389.70 million million ton-km | 732.60 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 685.43 million million ton-km | 553.80 million million ton-km | 816.00 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion million ton-km | 807.42 million million ton-km | 1.31 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion million ton-km | 958.00 million million ton-km | 1.31 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 858.05 million million ton-km | 494.26 million million ton-km | 1.13 billion million ton-km | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Spain?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Spain was 1.13 billion 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 billion million ton-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.80 million million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Spain rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Spain ranks 28th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.