Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 62.72 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Turkmenistan, 1993–2023
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 Turkmenistan stood at 62.72 million million ton-km. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 119.0% on the previous year and up 270.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Turkmenistan peaked at 62.72 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2013.
Turkmenistan ranks 68th of 180 countries on this measure, 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 Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 2.30 million million ton-km | — |
| 1994 | 2.30 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.30 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.10 million million ton-km | -8.7% |
| 1997 | 2.10 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.30 million million ton-km | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 6.90 million million ton-km | +109.1% |
| 2000 | 11.94 million million ton-km | +73.1% |
| 2001 | 12.92 million million ton-km | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 12.92 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.56 million million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 9.56 million million ton-km | -29.5% |
| 2005 | 10.09 million million ton-km | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 10.46 million million ton-km | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.03 million million ton-km | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 10.51 million million ton-km | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 9.23 million million ton-km | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 6.19 million million ton-km | -33.0% |
| 2011 | 3.12 million million ton-km | -49.6% |
| 2012 | 2.78 million million ton-km | -11.0% |
| 2013 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 4.17 million million ton-km | — |
| 2015 | 4.81 million million ton-km | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 5.95 million million ton-km | +23.7% |
| 2017 | 19.48 million million ton-km | +227.3% |
| 2018 | 16.92 million million ton-km | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 16.56 million million ton-km | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 4.35 million million ton-km | -73.7% |
| 2021 | 684,175 million ton-km | -84.3% |
| 2022 | 28.64 million million ton-km | +4085.7% |
| 2023 | 62.72 million million ton-km | +119.0% |
Turkmenistan compared with similar countries
- Turkmenistan's 62.72 million million ton-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million million ton-km, 2.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turkmenistan's 62.72 million million ton-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 62.72 million million ton-km, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Turkmenistan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +4085.7% | 684,175 million ton-km | 28.64 million million ton-km |
| 2017 | +227.3% | 5.95 million million ton-km | 19.48 million million ton-km |
| 2023 | +119.0% | 28.64 million million ton-km | 62.72 million million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.04 million million ton-km | 2.10 million million ton-km | 6.90 million million ton-km | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.22 million million ton-km | 9.23 million million ton-km | 13.56 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.00 million million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 19.48 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.10 million million ton-km | 684,175 million ton-km | 62.72 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Turkmenistan
More reference data data for Turkmenistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6549 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5864 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Turkmenistan?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Turkmenistan was 62.72 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 62.72 million million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2013.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Turkmenistan ranks 68th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.