Tonne-kilometers of air freight in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 13.57 billion million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 13.57 billion million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in United Arab Emirates peaked at 16.62 billion million ton-km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2.20 million million ton-km, in 1974.
United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 7.47 million million ton-km | 2.20 million million ton-km | 14.00 million million ton-km | 6 |
| 1980s | 48.70 million million ton-km | 21.40 million million ton-km | 117.80 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 547.74 million million ton-km | 145.10 million million ton-km | 1.13 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.68 billion million ton-km | 1.46 billion million ton-km | 9.29 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 billion million ton-km | 9.77 billion million ton-km | 16.62 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.51 billion million ton-km | 12.17 billion million ton-km | 15.30 billion million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 1 United States 42.76 billion million ton-km compare
- 2 China 26.17 billion million ton-km compare
- 3 Qatar 13.93 billion million ton-km compare
- 5 Germany 12.77 billion million ton-km compare
- 6 South Korea 12.29 billion million ton-km compare
More reference data data for United Arab Emirates
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.7516 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.2042 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 1.54 °C (2026)
- Consumer price index 123.74 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 0 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.8201 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.794 °C (2025)
- Competitive elections 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 6 (2025)
- Free country 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in United Arab Emirates?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in United Arab Emirates was 13.57 billion 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 16.62 billion million ton-km in 2017.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.20 million million ton-km in 1974.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 4th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.