Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uruguay

Uruguay: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 3.76 million million ton-km in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
3.76 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 14.4%
World rank
104th
of 180 countries
All-time high
23.18 million million ton-km
in 2003
All-time low
100,000 million ton-km
in 1972
Years of data
40
1970–2009

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uruguay, 1970–2009

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1970198920091970: 300.0k million ton-km1971: 500.0k million ton-km1972: 100.0k million ton-km1973: 200.0k million ton-km1974: 100.0k million ton-km1975: 100.0k million ton-km1976: 200.0k million ton-km1977: 300.0k million ton-km1978: 200.0k million ton-km1979: 700.0k million ton-km1980: 700.0k million ton-km1981: 1.1M million ton-km1982: 1.0M million ton-km1983: 1.5M million ton-km1984: 2.0M million ton-km1985: 1.9M million ton-km1986: 2.6M million ton-km1987: 2.2M million ton-km1988: 2.4M million ton-km1989: 9.4M million ton-km1990: 2.6M million ton-km1991: 2.6M million ton-km1992: 2.8M million ton-km1993: 3.6M million ton-km1994: 3.8M million ton-km1995: 4.2M million ton-km1996: 4.3M million ton-km1997: 8.3M million ton-km1998: 12.4M million ton-km1999: 13.3M million ton-km2000: 14.5M million ton-km2001: 13.3M million ton-km2002: 11.7M million ton-km2003: 23.2M million ton-km2004: 4.5M million ton-km2005: 4.3M million ton-km2006: 4.1M million ton-km2007: 4.2M million ton-km2008: 4.4M million ton-km2009: 3.8M 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 2009, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uruguay stood at 3.76 million million ton-km.

That represents a change of down 14.4% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uruguay peaked at 23.18 million million ton-km in 2003 and was at its lowest, 100,000 million ton-km, in 1972.

That places Uruguay 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 270,000 million ton-km 100,000 million ton-km 700,000 million ton-km 10
1980s 2.48 million million ton-km 700,000 million ton-km 9.40 million million ton-km 10
1990s 5.79 million million ton-km 2.60 million million ton-km 13.30 million million ton-km 10
2000s 8.80 million million ton-km 3.76 million million ton-km 23.18 million million ton-km 10

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 101 Cuba 5.16 million million ton-km compare
  2. 102 Congo 4.15 million million ton-km compare
  3. 103 Zimbabwe 3.78 million million ton-km compare
  4. 105 Belize 3.45 million million ton-km compare
  5. 107 Nigeria 3.14 million million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uruguay?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Uruguay was 3.76 million million ton-km in 2009, 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 Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 23.18 million million ton-km in 2003.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 100,000 million ton-km in 1972.
How does Uruguay rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Uruguay ranks 104th out of 180 countries with data for 2009.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Uruguay 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

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
Last refreshed

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.