Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam
Vietnam: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 927.89 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam, 1970–2023
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 Vietnam is 927.89 million million ton-km, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% on the previous year and up 86.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam peaked at 1.02 billion million ton-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 900,000 million ton-km, in 1975.
Vietnam ranks 32nd of 180 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.60 million million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 3.40 million million ton-km | -26.1% |
| 1972 | 3.40 million million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 3.50 million million ton-km | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 3.00 million million ton-km | -14.3% |
| 1975 | 900,000 million ton-km | -70.0% |
| 1996 | 82.90 million million ton-km | +9111.1% |
| 1997 | 103.60 million million ton-km | +25.0% |
| 1998 | 95.60 million million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 98.50 million million ton-km | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 117.33 million million ton-km | +19.1% |
| 2001 | 135.36 million million ton-km | +15.4% |
| 2002 | 151.91 million million ton-km | +12.2% |
| 2003 | 164.46 million million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 216.53 million million ton-km | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 230.19 million million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 216.01 million million ton-km | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 258.49 million million ton-km | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 295.76 million million ton-km | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 311.50 million million ton-km | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 426.92 million million ton-km | +37.1% |
| 2011 | 475.39 million million ton-km | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 503.55 million million ton-km | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 497.18 million million ton-km | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 450.22 million million ton-km | -9.4% |
| 2015 | 384.47 million million ton-km | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 451.26 million million ton-km | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 453.35 million million ton-km | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 762.66 million million ton-km | +68.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 billion million ton-km | +34.1% |
| 2020 | 572.08 million million ton-km | -44.1% |
| 2021 | 676.51 million million ton-km | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 766.32 million million ton-km | +13.3% |
| 2023 | 927.89 million million ton-km | +21.1% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 927.89 million million ton-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million million ton-km, 37.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 927.89 million million ton-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 30.7× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +9111.1% | 900,000 million ton-km | 82.90 million million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 million million ton-km | 900,000 million ton-km | 4.60 million million ton-km | 6 |
| 1990s | 95.15 million million ton-km | 82.90 million million ton-km | 103.60 million million ton-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 209.75 million million ton-km | 117.33 million million ton-km | 311.50 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 542.78 million million ton-km | 384.47 million million ton-km | 1.02 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 735.70 million million ton-km | 572.08 million million ton-km | 927.89 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More reference data data for Vietnam
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.73 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 12.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 23.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 93.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam was 927.89 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 Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 billion million ton-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 900,000 million ton-km in 1975.
- How does Vietnam rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Vietnam ranks 32nd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 86.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.