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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 100,000 million ton-km | — |
| 1986 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1.00 million million ton-km | +900.0% |
| 1992 | 1.10 million million ton-km | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 1.10 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.40 million million ton-km | +27.3% |
| 1995 | 1.20 million million ton-km | -14.3% |
| 1996 | 1.20 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1.20 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.60 million million ton-km | +116.7% |
| 1999 | 1.90 million million ton-km | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 1.83 million million ton-km | -3.9% |
| 2001 | 1.90 million million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 2.11 million million ton-km | +11.0% |
| 2003 | 1.48 million million ton-km | -29.8% |
| 2004 | 1.73 million million ton-km | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 1.78 million million ton-km | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.85 million million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 1.97 million million ton-km | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 1.86 million million ton-km | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 1.61 million million ton-km | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 176,750 million ton-km | -89.0% |
| 2011 | 1.73 million million ton-km | +878.9% |
| 2012 | 1.91 million million ton-km | +10.3% |
| 2013 | 1.94 million million ton-km | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 2.00 million million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million million ton-km | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 1.21 million million ton-km | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 million million ton-km | +34.4% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million million ton-km | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million million ton-km | +26.9% |
| 2020 | 518,117 million ton-km | -75.4% |
| 2021 | 436,547 million ton-km | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 17.33 million million ton-km | +3870.6% |
| 2023 | 30.27 million million ton-km | +74.6% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 30.27 million million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million million ton-km, 5.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 30.27 million million ton-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vanuatu 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 | +3870.6% | 436,547 million ton-km | 17.33 million million ton-km |
| 1991 | +900.0% | 100,000 million ton-km | 1.00 million million ton-km |
| 2011 | +878.9% | 176,750 million ton-km | 1.73 million million ton-km |
| 1998 | +116.7% | 1.20 million million ton-km | 2.60 million million ton-km |
| 2010 | -89.0% | 1.61 million million ton-km | 176,750 million ton-km |
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
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.