Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 30.27 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu, 1985–2023
Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu is 30.27 million million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 74.6% on the previous year and up 1,463.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu peaked at 30.27 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 100,000 million ton-km, in 1985.
Vanuatu ranks 77th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100,000 million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.28 million million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 2.60 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.81 million million ton-km | 1.48 million million ton-km | 2.11 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.60 million million ton-km | 176,750 million ton-km | 2.11 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 million million ton-km | 436,547 million ton-km | 30.27 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 74 Brunei 45.91 million million ton-km compare
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 45.84 million million ton-km compare
- 76 Lebanon 34.40 million million ton-km compare
- 78 Maldives 29.46 million million ton-km compare
- 79 El Salvador 27.80 million million ton-km compare
- 80 Mongolia 26.52 million million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3744 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.3923 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.1753 °C (2026)
- Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.4368 °C (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7024 °C (2025)
- Elected parliament 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating 2 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
- Free country 2 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu was 30.27 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 30.27 million million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 100,000 million ton-km in 1985.
- How does Vanuatu rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Vanuatu ranks 77th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,463.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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.