Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives
Maldives: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled was 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives, 1975–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives is 29.46 million million ton-km, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 401.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives peaked at 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km, in 2018.
That places Maldives 78th 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.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 100,000 million ton-km | — |
| 1976 | 200,000 million ton-km | +100.0% |
| 1977 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 200,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 300,000 million ton-km | +50.0% |
| 1980 | 300,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 400,000 million ton-km | +33.3% |
| 1982 | 400,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 400,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 400,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 1.30 million million ton-km | +225.0% |
| 1986 | 1.40 million million ton-km | +7.7% |
| 1994 | 200,000 million ton-km | -85.7% |
| 1995 | 2.90 million million ton-km | +1350.0% |
| 1996 | 6.80 million million ton-km | +134.5% |
| 1997 | 6.60 million million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 1998 | 10.30 million million ton-km | +56.1% |
| 1999 | 11.90 million million ton-km | +15.5% |
| 2000 | 13.17 million million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 8,000 million ton-km | -99.9% |
| 2002 | 9,000 million ton-km | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 9,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 11,000 million ton-km | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 13,000 million ton-km | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 13,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 13,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13,000 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.88 million million ton-km | +45120.8% |
| 2016 | 6.87 million million ton-km | +16.9% |
| 2017 | 7.75 million million ton-km | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 0 million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2019 | 0 million ton-km | — |
| 2020 | 2.29 million million ton-km | — |
| 2021 | 1.74 million million ton-km | -24.0% |
| 2022 | 27.62 million million ton-km | +1489.4% |
| 2023 | 29.46 million million ton-km | +6.7% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 29.46 million million ton-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.07 million million ton-km, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Maldives's 29.46 million million ton-km is below the median for South Asia, which is 64.15 million million ton-km, 46% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +45120.8% | 13,000 million ton-km | 5.88 million million ton-km |
| 2022 | +1489.4% | 1.74 million million ton-km | 27.62 million million ton-km |
| 1995 | +1350.0% | 200,000 million ton-km | 2.90 million million ton-km |
| 1985 | +225.0% | 400,000 million ton-km | 1.30 million million ton-km |
| 1996 | +134.5% | 2.90 million million ton-km | 6.80 million million ton-km |
| 2001 | -99.9% | 13.17 million million ton-km | 8,000 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 200,000 million ton-km | 100,000 million ton-km | 300,000 million ton-km | 5 |
| 1980s | 657,143 million ton-km | 300,000 million ton-km | 1.40 million million ton-km | 7 |
| 1990s | 6.45 million million ton-km | 200,000 million ton-km | 11.90 million million ton-km | 6 |
| 2000s | 1.33 million million ton-km | 8,000 million ton-km | 13.17 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.10 million million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 7.75 million million ton-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.27 million million ton-km | 1.74 million million ton-km | 29.46 million million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 75 Trinidad and Tobago 45.84 million million ton-km compare
- 76 Lebanon 34.40 million million ton-km compare
- 77 Vanuatu 30.27 million million ton-km compare
- 79 El Salvador 27.80 million million ton-km compare
- 80 Mongolia 26.52 million million ton-km compare
- 81 Suriname 23.62 million million ton-km compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Maldives was 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 29.46 million million ton-km in 2023.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km in 2018.
- How does Maldives rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Maldives ranks 78th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 401.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Maldives 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 37 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.
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.