Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam

Vietnam: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 927.89 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
927.89 million million ton-km
Change on year
up 21.1%
World rank
32nd
of 180 countries
All-time high
1.02 billion million ton-km
in 2019
All-time low
900,000 million ton-km
in 1975
Years of data
34
1970–2023

Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Vietnam, 1970–2023

0250.0M500.0M750.0M1.0B1970199620231970: 4.6M million ton-km1971: 3.4M million ton-km1972: 3.4M million ton-km1973: 3.5M million ton-km1974: 3.0M million ton-km1975: 900.0k million ton-km1996: 82.9M million ton-km1997: 103.6M million ton-km1998: 95.6M million ton-km1999: 98.5M million ton-km2000: 117.3M million ton-km2001: 135.4M million ton-km2002: 151.9M million ton-km2003: 164.5M million ton-km2004: 216.5M million ton-km2005: 230.2M million ton-km2006: 216.0M million ton-km2007: 258.5M million ton-km2008: 295.8M million ton-km2009: 311.5M million ton-km2010: 426.9M million ton-km2011: 475.4M million ton-km2012: 503.6M million ton-km2013: 497.2M million ton-km2014: 450.2M million ton-km2015: 384.5M million ton-km2016: 451.3M million ton-km2017: 453.4M million ton-km2018: 762.7M million ton-km2019: 1.0B million ton-km2020: 572.1M million ton-km2021: 676.5M million ton-km2022: 766.3M million ton-km2023: 927.9M 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

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 29 Italy 1.12 billion million ton-km compare
  2. 30 Mexico 1.09 billion million ton-km compare
  3. 31 Saudi Arabia 1.04 billion million ton-km compare
  4. 33 Bahrain 895.44 million million ton-km compare
  5. 34 Indonesia 870.51 million million ton-km compare
  6. 35 Finland 816.39 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 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

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.