Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan

Tajikistan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 131.74 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
131.74 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 41.5%
World rank
60th
of 180 countries
All-time high
131.74 million million ton-km
in 2023
All-time low
475,700 million ton-km
in 2013
Years of data
31
1993–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan, 1993–2023

050.0M100.0M150.0M1993200820231993: 2.5M million ton-km1994: 2.5M million ton-km1995: 3.0M million ton-km1996: 2.8M million ton-km1997: 2.8M million ton-km1998: 2.8M million ton-km1999: 2.4M million ton-km2000: 2.0M million ton-km2001: 2.6M million ton-km2002: 2.4M million ton-km2003: 3.8M million ton-km2004: 4.1M million ton-km2005: 3.7M million ton-km2006: 2.4M million ton-km2007: 3.6M million ton-km2008: 4.8M million ton-km2009: 5.9M million ton-km2010: 983.6k million ton-km2011: 1.5M million ton-km2012: 1.6M million ton-km2013: 475.7k million ton-km2014: 3.0M million ton-km2015: 5.3M million ton-km2016: 4.9M million ton-km2017: 2.9M million ton-km2018: 2.3M million ton-km2019: 2.5M million ton-km2020: 1.9M million ton-km2021: 951.0k million ton-km2022: 93.1M million ton-km2023: 131.7M 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

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan stood at 131.74 million million ton-km. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 41.5% on the previous year and up 27,592.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan peaked at 131.74 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 475,700 million ton-km, in 2013.

That places Tajikistan 60th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan, year by year

Annual values for Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan, 1993 to 2023.
Year million ton-km Change
1993 2.50 million million ton-km
1994 2.50 million million ton-km +0.0%
1995 3.00 million million ton-km +20.0%
1996 2.80 million million ton-km -6.7%
1997 2.80 million million ton-km +0.0%
1998 2.80 million million ton-km +0.0%
1999 2.40 million million ton-km -14.3%
2000 2.00 million million ton-km -16.7%
2001 2.57 million million ton-km +28.5%
2002 2.40 million million ton-km -6.6%
2003 3.80 million million ton-km +58.3%
2004 4.10 million million ton-km +7.9%
2005 3.70 million million ton-km -9.8%
2006 2.40 million million ton-km -35.1%
2007 3.57 million million ton-km +48.7%
2008 4.82 million million ton-km +35.1%
2009 5.95 million million ton-km +23.3%
2010 983,572 million ton-km -83.5%
2011 1.50 million million ton-km +52.6%
2012 1.64 million million ton-km +9.5%
2013 475,700 million ton-km -71.1%
2014 2.95 million million ton-km +521.0%
2015 5.27 million million ton-km +78.5%
2016 4.92 million million ton-km -6.7%
2017 2.90 million million ton-km -41.1%
2018 2.34 million million ton-km -19.4%
2019 2.51 million million ton-km +7.2%
2020 1.92 million million ton-km -23.5%
2021 950,990 million ton-km -50.4%
2022 93.12 million million ton-km +9692.2%
2023 131.74 million million ton-km +41.5%

Tajikistan compared with similar countries

  • Tajikistan's 131.74 million million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million million ton-km, 23.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Tajikistan's 131.74 million million ton-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.72 million million ton-km, 2.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +9692.2% 950,990 million ton-km 93.12 million million ton-km
2014 +521.0% 475,700 million ton-km 2.95 million million ton-km

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.69 million million ton-km 2.40 million million ton-km 3.00 million million ton-km 7
2000s 3.53 million million ton-km 2.00 million million ton-km 5.95 million million ton-km 10
2010s 2.55 million million ton-km 475,700 million ton-km 5.27 million million ton-km 10
2020s 56.93 million million ton-km 950,990 million ton-km 131.74 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Tajikistan

  1. 57 Panama 143.67 million million ton-km compare
  2. 58 Iran 136.93 million million ton-km compare
  3. 59 Argentina 136.48 million million ton-km compare
  4. 61 Ecuador 120.01 million million ton-km compare
  5. 62 Jordan 110.06 million million ton-km compare
  6. 63 Zambia 104.32 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tajikistan was 131.74 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 Tajikistan?
The highest recorded value was 131.74 million million ton-km in 2023.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Tajikistan?
The lowest recorded value was 475,700 million ton-km in 2013.
How does Tajikistan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Tajikistan ranks 60th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Tajikistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 27,592.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Tajikistan 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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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
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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.