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Air freight2019

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data161 / 217No observation: 56
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States42,498.26 10⁶ t·km

Top 10

10⁶ t·km · 2019
01United States
42,498.26
02China
25,394.59
04Qatar
12,739.81
06South Korea
10,664.38
07Japan
8,919.48
08Germany
7,763.62
09Luxembourg
7,188.04
10Türkiye
6,815.51

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Air freight · 2019 · 10⁶ t·km
RankCountry / territoryValue (10⁶ t·km)Year
01United States42,498.262019
02China25,394.592019
03United Arab Emirates14,765.62019
04Qatar12,739.812019
05Hong Kong SAR China11,739.492019
06South Korea10,664.382019
07Japan8,919.482019
08Germany7,763.622019
09Luxembourg7,188.042019
10Türkiye6,815.512019
11Russia6,4812019
12Singapore6,411.992019
13United Kingdom5,851.192019
14Netherlands5,656.442019
15France4,522.592019
16Canada3,109.042019
17Ethiopia2,450.272019
18Thailand2,327.672019
19Saudi Arabia2,043.252019
20India1,938.232019
21Australia1,931.162019
22Switzerland1,640.742019
23Azerbaijan1,620.442019
24Colombia1,547.672019
25Brazil1,521.152019
26Malaysia1,378.742019
27Belgium1,353.432019
28Italy1,344.962019
29Chile1,232.412019
30New Zealand1,207.882019
31Spain1,191.472019
32Mexico1,072.522019
33Finland1,067.322019
34Vietnam1,022.842019
35Sweden985.662019
36Indonesia981.742019
37Philippines926.892019
38Israel889.332019
39Oman566.922019
40South Africa565.212019
41Portugal536.992019
42Egypt483.412019
43Sri Lanka394.052019
44Kuwait364.652019
45Peru340.342019
46Kenya320.952019
47Austria320.042019
48Poland317.872019
49Bahrain311.152019
50Argentina280.282019
51Mauritius213.642019
52Pakistan192.982019
53Ireland174.542019
54Bangladesh168.662019
55Jordan153.572019
56Iran152.262019
57Iceland138.652019
58Brunei122.462019
59Fiji108.912019
60Morocco102.192019
61Panama94.842019
62Zambia79.342019
63Ukraine75.622019
64Uzbekistan70.52019
65Angola68.042019
66Lebanon51.72019
67Ecuador50.812019
68Kazakhstan49.852019
69Trinidad & Tobago47.342019
70Suriname32.232019
71Papua New Guinea30.692019
72Macao SAR China26.032019
73Algeria25.642019
74Greece23.912019
75Bolivia22.982019
76Czechia22.732019
77Afghanistan20.012019
78Turkmenistan16.562019
79Madagascar16.182019
80Togo14.622019
81Cuba13.712019
82Serbia13.312019
83El Salvador13.112019
84Tunisia13.092019
85Costa Rica10.82019
86Côte d’Ivoire9.172019
87Myanmar (Burma)8.312019
88Mongolia7.392019
89Namibia6.92019
90Malta6.732019
91Mozambique6.352019
92Nepal5.852019
93Latvia5.162019
94Congo - Brazzaville4.152019
95Romania3.332019
96Belarus2.882019
97Tajikistan2.512019
98Seychelles2.412019
99Vanuatu2.112019
100Senegal2.092019
101Nigeria1.842019
102Paraguay1.842019
103Nauru1.732019
104Bulgaria1.262019
105Moldova1.232019
106Honduras1.152019
107Tanzania0.962019
108Laos0.912019
109Libya0.762019
110Congo - Kinshasa0.752019
111Cambodia0.692019
112Botswana0.682019
113Georgia0.642019
114São Tomé & Príncipe0.572019
115Kyrgyzstan0.52019
116North Korea0.492019
117Croatia0.442019
118Slovenia0.362019
119Armenia0.332019
120Bhutan0.322019
121Equatorial Guinea0.292019
122Venezuela0.182019
123Marshall Islands0.182019
124Antigua & Barbuda0.182019
125Montenegro0.152019
126Cyprus0.142019
127Sudan0.082019
128Uganda0.062019
129Cape Verde0.052019
130Burkina Faso0.052019
131Guyana0.052019
132Eswatini0.042019
133Cameroon0.032019
134Guatemala0.032019
135Syria0.022019
136Malawi02019
137Albania02019
137Bahamas02019
137Bosnia & Herzegovina02019
137Belize02019
137Dominican Republic02019
137Eritrea02019
137Estonia02019
137Ghana02019
137Gambia02019
137Haiti02019
137Hungary02019
137Iraq02019
137Jamaica02019
137Kiribati02019
137Lithuania02019
137Monaco02019
137Maldives02019
137Mauritania02019
137Rwanda02019
137Solomon Islands02019
137Somalia02019
137Slovakia02019
137Samoa02019
137Yemen02019
137Zimbabwe02019

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No observation (56)

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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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