Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname
Suriname: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 23.62 million million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname, 1976–2023
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 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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.00 million million ton-km | — |
| 1977 | 1.10 million million ton-km | +10.0% |
| 1978 | 3.10 million million ton-km | +181.8% |
| 1979 | 3.00 million million ton-km | -3.2% |
| 1980 | 3.60 million million ton-km | +20.0% |
| 1981 | 3.60 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.70 million million ton-km | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.80 million million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 12.10 million million ton-km | +218.4% |
| 1985 | 11.50 million million ton-km | -5.0% |
| 1986 | 10.40 million million ton-km | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 12.00 million million ton-km | +15.4% |
| 1988 | 22.90 million million ton-km | +90.8% |
| 1989 | 14.50 million million ton-km | -36.7% |
| 1990 | 14.50 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 16.60 million million ton-km | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 17.30 million million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 1993 | 2.70 million million ton-km | -84.4% |
| 1994 | 26.60 million million ton-km | +885.2% |
| 1995 | 24.40 million million ton-km | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 25.80 million million ton-km | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 29.50 million million ton-km | +14.3% |
| 1998 | 26.90 million million ton-km | -8.8% |
| 1999 | 31.80 million million ton-km | +18.2% |
| 2000 | 29.98 million million ton-km | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 27.58 million million ton-km | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 24.27 million million ton-km | -12.0% |
| 2003 | 24.32 million million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 28.21 million million ton-km | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 27.08 million million ton-km | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 26.27 million million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 26.79 million million ton-km | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 27.81 million million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 35.20 million million ton-km | +26.6% |
| 2010 | 24.11 million million ton-km | -31.5% |
| 2011 | 23.23 million million ton-km | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 24.85 million million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 30.47 million million ton-km | +22.6% |
| 2014 | 28.95 million million ton-km | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 22.35 million million ton-km | -22.8% |
| 2016 | 23.18 million million ton-km | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.18 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 33.20 million million ton-km | +43.2% |
| 2019 | 32.23 million million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.83 million million ton-km | -16.7% |
| 2021 | 19.49 million million ton-km | -27.4% |
| 2022 | 20.77 million million ton-km | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 23.62 million million ton-km | +13.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 23.62 million million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million million ton-km, 94% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 23.62 million million ton-km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 6.17 million million ton-km, 3.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Suriname 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +885.2% | 2.70 million million ton-km | 26.60 million million ton-km |
| 1984 | +218.4% | 3.80 million million ton-km | 12.10 million million ton-km |
| 1978 | +181.8% | 1.10 million million ton-km | 3.10 million million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Suriname
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0324 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0374 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0109 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1239 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1088 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.6104 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0594 (2050)
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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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.