Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tonga
Tonga: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 30,000 million ton-km in 2004. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tonga, 2000–2004
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2004, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tonga stood at 30,000 million ton-km. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 20.0% on the previous year and up 76.5% over five years.
Tonga ranks 154th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tonga, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17,000 million ton-km | — |
| 2001 | 21,000 million ton-km | +23.5% |
| 2002 | 24,000 million ton-km | +14.3% |
| 2003 | 25,000 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 30,000 million ton-km | +20.0% |
Tonga compared with similar countries
- Tonga's 30,000 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million million ton-km, 0% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Tonga's 30,000 million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 0% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Tonga
More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tonga?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Tonga was 30,000 million ton-km in 2004, 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 million ton-km in 2004.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,000 million ton-km in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Tonga ranks 154th out of 180 countries with data for 2004.
- Where does this Tonga 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.