Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati
Kiribati: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled was 345,358 million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati, 1981–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 345,358 million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in 2023.
The figure is down 9.9% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati peaked at 1.70 million million ton-km in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
That places Kiribati 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 300,000 million ton-km | — |
| 1982 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.50 million million ton-km | +400.0% |
| 1984 | 1.70 million million ton-km | +13.3% |
| 1985 | 100,000 million ton-km | -94.1% |
| 1986 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 100,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 550,000 million ton-km | +450.0% |
| 1989 | 1.00 million million ton-km | +81.8% |
| 1990 | 800,000 million ton-km | -20.0% |
| 1991 | 800,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 800,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 800,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 800,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 900,000 million ton-km | +12.5% |
| 1996 | 900,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 900,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 800,000 million ton-km | -11.1% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2020 | 127,737 million ton-km | — |
| 2021 | 255,475 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 2022 | 383,212 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 2023 | 345,358 million ton-km | -9.9% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 345,358 million ton-km is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5.64 million million ton-km, 6% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 345,358 million ton-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 1% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +450.0% | 100,000 million ton-km | 550,000 million ton-km |
| 1983 | +400.0% | 300,000 million ton-km | 1.50 million million ton-km |
| 2018 | -100.0% | 800,000 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km |
| 2021 | +100.0% | 127,737 million ton-km | 255,475 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 627,778 million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 1.70 million million ton-km | 9 |
| 1990s | 833,333 million ton-km | 800,000 million ton-km | 900,000 million ton-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 2 |
| 2020s | 277,946 million ton-km | 127,737 million ton-km | 383,212 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More reference data data for Kiribati
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0058 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0086 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0202 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 5.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Kiribati was 345,358 million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 1.70 million million ton-km in 1984.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Kiribati rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Kiribati ranks 139th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.