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Air freight2018

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data159 / 217No observation: 58
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States42,985.3 10⁶ t·km

Top 10

10⁶ t·km · 2018
01United States
42,985.3
02China
25,256.21
05Qatar
12,666.71
06South Korea
11,518.63
07Japan
9,420.66
08Germany
7,969.86
09Luxembourg
7,323.04
10Singapore
6,947.44

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Air freight · 2018 · 10⁶ t·km
RankCountry / territoryValue (10⁶ t·km)Year
01United States42,985.32018
02China25,256.212018
03United Arab Emirates15,962.92018
04Hong Kong SAR China12,676.722018
05Qatar12,666.712018
06South Korea11,518.632018
07Japan9,420.662018
08Germany7,969.862018
09Luxembourg7,323.042018
10Singapore6,947.442018
11Russia6,810.612018
12United Kingdom6,198.372018
13Türkiye5,949.212018
14Netherlands5,886.512018
15France4,443.792018
16India2,703.962018
17Thailand2,666.262018
18Canada2,4822018
19Ethiopia2,089.282018
20Australia2,027.642018
21Brazil1,845.652018
22Switzerland1,841.312018
23Italy1,4182018
24Malaysia1,359.132018
25Colombia1,350.012018
26New Zealand1,349.32018
27Belgium1,285.342018
28Chile1,226.442018
29Indonesia1,131.912018
30Spain1,118.732018
31Saudi Arabia1,085.472018
32Mexico1,062.992018
33Israel994.542018
34Sweden9912018
35Finland957.642018
36Philippines835.92018
37Vietnam762.662018
38South Africa696.732018
39Oman510.432018
40Portugal454.212018
41Egypt437.632018
42Sri Lanka436.22018
43Bahrain420.982018
44Kuwait392.362018
45Austria373.512018
46Peru313.262018
47Argentina311.722018
48Kenya295.052018
49Poland271.492018
50Mauritius233.722018
51Pakistan217.532018
52Jordan175.842018
53Iran169.82018
54Ireland168.712018
55Iceland163.652018
56Brunei129.352018
57Fiji106.832018
58Morocco97.712018
59Uzbekistan89.432018
60Angola78.162018
61Ukraine75.262018
62Zambia75.082018
63Panama64.712018
64Ecuador64.22018
65Lebanon56.572018
66Bangladesh50.622018
67Kazakhstan49.642018
68Azerbaijan44.092018
69Trinidad & Tobago41.142018
70Suriname33.22018
71Macao SAR China31.842018
72Papua New Guinea31.042018
73Afghanistan29.562018
74Algeria28.282018
75Namibia26.292018
76Czechia25.232018
77Greece21.912018
78Nigeria19.792018
79Cuba17.762018
80Serbia17.712018
81Turkmenistan16.922018
82Madagascar16.252018
83Iraq16.22018
84Bolivia13.732018
85Tunisia13.232018
86Costa Rica11.132018
87Togo10.892018
88El Salvador10.732018
89Nauru10.352018
90Nepal8.852018
91Mongolia7.822018
92Seychelles7.792018
93Malta5.142018
94Mozambique4.782018
95Myanmar (Burma)4.742018
96Congo - Brazzaville4.62018
97Jamaica4.592018
98Côte d’Ivoire4.162018
99Latvia4.012018
100Solomon Islands3.842018
101Yemen3.272018
102Romania2.712018
103Tajikistan2.342018
104Paraguay1.972018
105Belarus1.92018
106Vanuatu1.662018
107Bulgaria1.382018
108Kyrgyzstan1.262018
109Congo - Kinshasa0.922018
110Laos0.912018
111Sudan0.862018
112Georgia0.752018
113Libya0.712018
114Bhutan0.692018
115Cambodia0.682018
116Zimbabwe0.672018
117Moldova0.642018
118São Tomé & Príncipe0.562018
119Slovenia0.542018
120Croatia0.532018
121North Korea0.492018
122Tanzania0.492018
123Honduras0.452018
124Antigua & Barbuda0.292018
125Montenegro0.132018
126Marshall Islands0.132018
127Botswana0.112018
128Guatemala0.112018
129Burkina Faso0.12018
130Guyana0.12018
131Cameroon0.072018
132Eswatini0.062018
133Cape Verde0.052018
134Syria0.032018
135Cyprus0.022018
136Malawi0.012018
137Albania02018
137Armenia02018
137Bahamas02018
137Bosnia & Herzegovina02018
137Belize02018
137Dominican Republic02018
137Eritrea02018
137Estonia02018
137Ghana02018
137Gambia02018
137Equatorial Guinea02018
137Hungary02018
137Kiribati02018
137Lithuania02018
137Monaco02018
137Maldives02018
137Mauritania02018
137Rwanda02018
137Senegal02018
137Somalia02018
137Uganda02018
137Venezuela02018
137Samoa02018

How this ranking works

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No observation (58)

American Samoa · Andorra · Aruba · Barbados · Benin · Bermuda · British Virgin Islands · Burundi · Cayman Islands · Central African Republic · Chad · Channel Islands · Comoros · Curaçao · Denmark · Djibouti · Dominica · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gabon · Gibraltar · Greenland · Grenada · Guam · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Haiti · Isle of Man · Kosovo · Lesotho · Liberia · Liechtenstein · Mali · Micronesia · New Caledonia · Nicaragua · Niger · North Macedonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Norway · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Puerto Rico · San Marino · Sierra Leone · Sint Maarten · Slovakia · South Sudan · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands · 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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  "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",
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