Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita by country
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
10,314 million ton-km per person
Luxembourg
Lowest
0 million ton-km per person
Slovakia
Median
1.62 million ton-km per person
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
7,506
What the numbers show
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 10,314 million ton-km per person in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0 million ton-km per person in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.62 million ton-km per person, and the mean is 135.39 million ton-km per person.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 403,181.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 10,314 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 2 | Qatar | 5,243 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 1,294 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 1,285 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Hong Kong | 1,146 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 6 | Bahrain | 567.79 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 167.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Iceland | 497.61 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Nauru | 247.97 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 64.1% | falling |
| 9 | South Korea | 237.73 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Netherlands | 183.8 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Fiji | 168.89 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 123.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Belgium | 155.47 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 11.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Germany | 153.28 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 68.5% | volatile |
| 14 | New Zealand | 147.65 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 29.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Finland | 146.21 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Switzerland | 141.47 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 20.8% | rising |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 141.27 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 7,323.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritius | 136.31 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 19 | United States | 126.98 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 20 | Oman | 107.41 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 64.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Brunei | 100.03 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Turkey | 98.06 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 225.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Vanuatu | 94.48 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 1,141.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Ireland | 81.05 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 216.9% | rising |
| 25 | Chile | 76.25 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Kuwait | 68.23 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Japan | 68.06 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 64.41 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 31.5% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 62.92 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 30 | Israel | 61.9 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 37.8% | rising |
| 31 | Maldives | 56.01 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 307.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Malaysia | 54.38 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 24.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Portugal | 53.79 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 76.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Canada | 50.85 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 35 | Bahamas | 46.49 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 12,028.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Australia | 44.57 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 48.1% | rising |
| 37 | Norway | 38.46 million ton-km per person | 2004 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 38 | Suriname | 37.56 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 39 | Colombia | 37.01 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.52 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Denmark | 32.3 million ton-km per person | 2004 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 42 | Panama | 32.22 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 16.6% | volatile |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 31.2 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 30.83 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 30.76 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 46 | Spain | 23.39 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 23.01 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 39.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Austria | 22.76 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Italy | 19 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 50 | China | 18.55 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Hungary | 15.12 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Tajikistan | 12.68 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 21,800.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 12.64 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Macao | 12.58 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Solomon Islands | 11.43 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 121.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Marshall Islands | 10.49 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Seychelles | 9.83 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 9.62 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 59 | Poland | 9.37 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 265.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 9.25 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Peru | 8.84 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 62 | Russia | 8.82 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Turkmenistan | 8.52 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Mexico | 8.41 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Belize | 8.39 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 139.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Libya | 8.22 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 1,311.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Mongolia | 7.62 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.56 million ton-km per person | 2022 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Togo | 7.12 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 49.6% | falling |
| 70 | Ecuador | 6.67 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 5.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Brazil | 6.57 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 20.4% | rising |
| 72 | Malta | 6.07 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Lebanon | 5.96 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Philippines | 5.65 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 5.47 million ton-km per person | 1991 | down 35.8% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 5.29 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 1,498.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 5.22 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Zambia | 5.03 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 4.41 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Egypt | 4.3 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3.68 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 847.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Indonesia | 3.1 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Argentina | 3 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 52.5% | falling |
| 84 | Serbia | 2.92 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 1,341.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 2.71 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 86 | Kazakhstan | 2.61 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 87 | Kiribati | 2.61 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 2.46 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 89 | Angola | 1.92 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 90 | Bolivia | 1.62 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 117.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Laos | 1.55 million ton-km per person | 2022 | up 946.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Barbados | 1.54 million ton-km per person | 1991 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 1.54 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 2,745.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Iran | 1.51 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 1.41 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 51.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Yemen | 1.26 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Latvia | 1.26 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 98 | India | 1.26 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 6.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Pakistan | 1.25 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 100 | Uruguay | 1.14 million ton-km per person | 2009 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 101 | South Africa | 0.9439 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Tunisia | 0.8983 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 103 | Congo | 0.7391 million ton-km per person | 2019 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Papua New Guinea | 0.6854 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 82.6% | rising |
| 105 | Bhutan | 0.638 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0.6071 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0.5882 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 0.5765 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 59.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Nepal | 0.5701 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 173.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Senegal | 0.5658 million ton-km per person | 2022 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Cuba | 0.4684 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 68.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.433 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Sudan | 0.4004 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Tanzania | 0.3008 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 403,181.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Tonga | 0.2855 million ton-km per person | 2004 | — | rising |
| 116 | Cyprus | 0.2747 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 0.2314 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 118 | American Samoa | 0.2179 million ton-km per person | 2014 | — | rising |
| 119 | Algeria | 0.1859 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 59.2% | falling |
| 120 | Myanmar | 0.1835 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 222.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 0.1801 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Slovenia | 0.1721 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Guinea | 0.1694 million ton-km per person | 1999 | up 163.2% | volatile |
| 124 | Djibouti | 0.1585 million ton-km per person | 1991 | down 72.8% | falling |
| 125 | Moldova | 0.1508 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Cambodia | 0.1401 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 98.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Paraguay | 0.1322 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 128 | Romania | 0.1225 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 0.1137 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Honduras | 0.1074 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 51.6% | volatile |
| 131 | Nicaragua | 0.1065 million ton-km per person | 2000 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0994 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 47.9% | volatile |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 0.0971 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 59.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0923 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 135 | Mozambique | 0.0897 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 61.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0858 million ton-km per person | 1997 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 137 | Madagascar | 0.0799 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Ukraine | 0.0762 million ton-km per person | 2022 | down 95.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Syria | 0.0658 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 6.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Burkina Faso | 0.064 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 1,721.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Georgia | 0.0596 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Lesotho | 0.0526 million ton-km per person | 1993 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 0.0516 million ton-km per person | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 144 | Liberia | 0.0483 million ton-km per person | 1992 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 145 | Croatia | 0.0378 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Chad | 0.0333 million ton-km per person | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Guatemala | 0.0298 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Samoa | 0.0275 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Guyana | 0.027 million ton-km per person | 2021 | down 98.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 0.024 million ton-km per person | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 0.0192 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Nigeria | 0.0138 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 79.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Niger | 0.0107 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 81.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Haiti | 0.0047 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.0045 million ton-km per person | 2023 | up 319.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Venezuela | 0.0044 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Czechia | 0.0038 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 99.8% | rising |
| 158 | Uganda | 0.0011 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Cameroon | 0.0006 million ton-km per person | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 0.0006 million ton-km per person | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 161 | North Korea | 0.0003 million ton-km per person | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Namibia | 0.0001 million ton-km per person | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Malawi | 0 million ton-km per person | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 164 | Albania | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Dominican Republic | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gabon | 0 million ton-km per person | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Ghana | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Iraq | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Jamaica | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 0 million ton-km per person | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 0 million ton-km per person | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Rwanda | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 0 million ton-km per person | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Somalia | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Slovakia | 0 million ton-km per person | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.