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Air freight2023

Freight carried by airlines registered in the economy, in million tonne-kilometres.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data137 / 217No observation: 80
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States42,762.86 10⁶ t·km

Top 10

10⁶ t·km · 2023
01United States
42,762.86
02China
26,170.37
03Qatar
13,926.6
05Germany
12,766.53
06South Korea
12,293.78
08Japan
8,474.02
09Türkiye
8,367.3
10Singapore
7,604.21

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Air freight · 2023 · 10⁶ t·km
RankCountry / territoryValue (10⁶ t·km)Year
01United States42,762.862023
02China26,170.372023
03Qatar13,926.62023
04United Arab Emirates13,566.162023
05Germany12,766.532023
06South Korea12,293.782023
07Hong Kong SAR China8,638.392023
08Japan8,474.022023
09Türkiye8,367.32023
10Singapore7,604.212023
11Luxembourg6,873.242023
12United Kingdom4,413.92023
13France4,301.692023
14Ethiopia4,015.462023
15Netherlands3,285.752023
16Canada2,036.412023
17Colombia1,936.482023
18Malaysia1,910.142023
19Belgium1,831.482023
20India1,806.992023
21Thailand1,649.932023
22Chile1,499.042023
23Azerbaijan1,434.482023
24Brazil1,387.082023
25Russia1,268.812023
26Switzerland1,257.52023
27Australia1,188.152023
28Spain1,130.882023
29Italy1,120.992023
30Mexico1,091.482023
31Saudi Arabia1,036.792023
32Vietnam927.892023
33Bahrain895.442023
34Indonesia870.512023
35Finland816.392023
36New Zealand767.762023
37Philippines649.212023
38Israel609.662023
39Portugal568.982023
40Oman542.342023
41Egypt492.652023
42Ireland430.492023
43Poland343.932023
44Kuwait331.172023
45Sweden324.822023
46Pakistan309.512023
47Peru299.232023
48Kenya288.622023
49Sri Lanka278.52023
50Austria207.842023
51Iceland191.912023
52Mauritius170.212023
53Fiji156.082023
54Hungary145.082023
55Panama143.672023
56Iran136.932023
57Argentina136.482023
58Tajikistan131.742023
59Ecuador120.012023
60Jordan110.062023
61Zambia104.322023
62Bangladesh98.852023
63Uzbekistan96.462023
64Morocco92.642023
65Angola70.712023
66Turkmenistan62.722023
67Libya60.052023
68South Africa59.672023
69Togo58.552023
70Kazakhstan53.082023
71Yemen49.732023
72Brunei45.912023
73Trinidad & Tobago45.842023
74Lebanon34.42023
75Vanuatu30.272023
76Maldives29.462023
77El Salvador27.82023
78Mongolia26.522023
79Suriname23.622023
80Tanzania20.042023
81Sudan20.042023
82Bolivia19.892023
83Serbia19.332023
84Bahamas18.572023
85Nepal16.932023
86Greece16.022023
87Armenia15.682023
88Tunisia10.962023
89Myanmar (Burma)9.932023
90Solomon Islands9.142023
91Algeria8.582023
92Macao SAR China8.542023
93Costa Rica7.182023
94Papua New Guinea7.122023
95Belarus5.572023
96Cuba5.162023
97Zimbabwe3.782023
98Belize3.452023
99Malta3.362023
100Nigeria3.142023
101Côte d’Ivoire3.12023
102Mozambique3.022023
103Nauru2.942023
104Madagascar2.492023
105Cambodia2.442023
106Latvia2.372023
107Romania2.342023
108Lithuania1.692023
109Syria1.552023
110Burkina Faso1.472023
111Seychelles1.182023
112Honduras1.142023
113Paraguay0.92023
114São Tomé & Príncipe0.852023
115Equatorial Guinea0.82023
116Afghanistan0.792023
117Kyrgyzstan0.652023
118Bulgaria0.632023
119Guatemala0.542023
120Bhutan0.52023
121Congo - Kinshasa0.482023
122Marshall Islands0.412023
123Moldova0.372023
124Cyprus0.372023
125Kiribati0.352023
126Botswana0.282023
127Niger0.282023
128Georgia0.222023
129Croatia0.152023
130Venezuela0.122023
131Cape Verde0.092023
132Uganda0.062023
133Haiti0.062023
134Czechia0.042023
135Cameroon0.022023
136North Korea0.012023
137Samoa0.012023

How this ranking works

For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.

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Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.

No observation (80)

Albania · American Samoa · Andorra · Antigua & Barbuda · Aruba · Barbados · Benin · Bermuda · Bosnia & Herzegovina · British Virgin Islands · Burundi · Cayman Islands · Central African Republic · Chad · Channel Islands · Comoros · Congo - Brazzaville · Curaçao · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Dominican Republic · Eritrea · Estonia · Eswatini · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greenland · Grenada · Guam · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Iraq · Isle of Man · Jamaica · Kosovo · Laos · Lesotho · Liberia · Liechtenstein · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Micronesia · Monaco · Montenegro · Namibia · New Caledonia · Nicaragua · North Macedonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Norway · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Puerto Rico · Rwanda · San Marino · Senegal · Sierra Leone · Sint Maarten · Slovakia · Slovenia · Somalia · South Sudan · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands · Ukraine · Uruguay

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Freight carried by airlines registered in the economy, in million tonne-kilometres.
Unit
10⁶ t·km
Source & definition
World Bank · IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
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Original metadata
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 tons times kilometers traveled.

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  "id": "IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1",
  "name": "Air transport, freight (million ton-km)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
    "id": "2",
    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "sourceNote": "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 tons times kilometers traveled.",
  "sourceOrganization": "Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers;\nICAO Staff estimates, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), uri: https://data.icao.int/newdataplus/#:~:text=ICAO%20data%20is%20comprised%20of,information%20about%20commercial%20air%20carriers",
  "topics": [
    {
      "id": "9",
      "value": "Infrastructure "
    }
  ]
}