Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uganda
Uganda: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 55,860 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uganda, 1970–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 55,860 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uganda peaked at 33.98 million million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
Uganda ranks 150th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.66 million million ton-km | 5.70 million million ton-km | 9.40 million million ton-km | 7 |
| 1980s | 17.53 million million ton-km | 8.40 million million ton-km | 28.80 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.59 million million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 21.70 million million ton-km | 9 |
| 2000s | 26.26 million million ton-km | 20.65 million million ton-km | 33.98 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 426,444 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 860,220 million ton-km | 9 |
| 2020s | 55,860 million ton-km | 55,860 million ton-km | 55,860 million ton-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 149 Cape Verde 94,055 million ton-km compare
- 151 Haiti 55,037 million ton-km compare
- 152 Czechia 40,746 million ton-km compare
- 153 Montenegro 32,273 million ton-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uganda?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uganda was 55,860 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 33.98 million million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Uganda rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Uganda ranks 150th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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.