Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname

Suriname: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 23.62 million million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
23.62 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
81st
of 180 countries
All-time high
35.20 million million ton-km
in 2009
All-time low
1.00 million million ton-km
in 1976
Years of data
48
1976–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname, 1976–2023

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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 Suriname is 23.62 million million ton-km, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname peaked at 35.20 million million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million million ton-km, in 1976.

That places Suriname 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.05 million million ton-km 1.00 million million ton-km 3.10 million million ton-km 4
1980s 9.81 million million ton-km 3.60 million million ton-km 22.90 million million ton-km 10
1990s 21.61 million million ton-km 2.70 million million ton-km 31.80 million million ton-km 10
2000s 27.75 million million ton-km 24.27 million million ton-km 35.20 million million ton-km 10
2010s 26.57 million million ton-km 22.35 million million ton-km 33.20 million million ton-km 10
2020s 22.68 million million ton-km 19.49 million million ton-km 26.83 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 78 Maldives 29.46 million million ton-km compare
  2. 79 El Salvador 27.80 million million ton-km compare
  3. 80 Mongolia 26.52 million million ton-km compare
  4. 82 Tanzania 20.04 million million ton-km compare
  5. 83 Sudan 20.04 million million ton-km compare
  6. 84 Bolivia 19.89 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 Suriname?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname was 23.62 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 35.20 million million ton-km in 2009.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million million ton-km in 1976.
How does Suriname rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Suriname ranks 81st out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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.