Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe: Tonne-kilometers of air freight was 3.78 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
3.78 million million ton-km
Change on year
down 3.9%
World rank
103rd
of 180 countries
All-time high
162.99 million million ton-km
in 2000
All-time low
0 million ton-km
in 2019
Years of data
48
1970–2023

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

050.0M100.0M150.0M197019962023

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

In 2023, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Zimbabwe stood at 3.78 million million ton-km.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 88.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight in Zimbabwe peaked at 162.99 million million ton-km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2019.

That places Zimbabwe 103rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023, 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 525,000 million ton-km 400,000 million ton-km 600,000 million ton-km 4
1980s 27.06 million million ton-km 3.20 million million ton-km 73.40 million million ton-km 10
1990s 125.54 million million ton-km 64.90 million million ton-km 158.20 million million ton-km 10
2000s 43.90 million million ton-km 6.78 million million ton-km 162.99 million million ton-km 10
2010s 15.34 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km 47.29 million million ton-km 10
2020s 5.17 million million ton-km 2.97 million million ton-km 10.00 million million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Zimbabwe

  1. 100 Belarus 5.57 million million ton-km compare
  2. 101 Cuba 5.16 million million ton-km compare
  3. 102 Congo 4.15 million million ton-km compare
  4. 104 Uruguay 3.76 million million ton-km compare
  5. 105 Belize 3.45 million million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tonne-kilometers of air freight in Zimbabwe?
Tonne-kilometers of air freight in Zimbabwe was 3.78 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 Zimbabwe?
The highest recorded value was 162.99 million million ton-km in 2000.
What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight recorded in Zimbabwe?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2019.
How does Zimbabwe rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Zimbabwe ranks 103rd out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is tonne-kilometers of air freight rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Zimbabwe 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.