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Air freight2020

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data130 / 217No observation: 87
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States40,793.09 10⁶ t·km

Top 10

10⁶ t·km · 2020
01United States
40,793.09
02China
19,264.24
03Qatar
13,543.51
04South Korea
12,456.57
06Germany
9,166.37
08Japan
7,841.51
09Luxembourg
7,344.76
10Türkiye
6,870.47

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Air freight · 2020 · 10⁶ t·km
RankCountry / territoryValue (10⁶ t·km)Year
01United States40,793.092020
02China19,264.242020
03Qatar13,543.512020
04South Korea12,456.572020
05United Arab Emirates12,171.562020
06Germany9,166.372020
07Hong Kong SAR China8,084.92020
08Japan7,841.512020
09Luxembourg7,344.762020
10Türkiye6,870.472020
11Russia4,314.62020
12Netherlands4,145.022020
13United Kingdom3,667.472020
14Singapore3,019.932020
15Ethiopia2,897.132020
16France2,467.942020
17Canada2,306.172020
18Azerbaijan2,030.382020
19Colombia1,496.62020
20Chile1,458.42020
21Australia1,316.512020
22Belgium1,265.072020
23Brazil1,209.712020
24Italy978.762020
25India875.122020
26Switzerland842.992020
27Malaysia816.752020
28Israel816.632020
29New Zealand773.952020
30Mexico732.82020
31Thailand684.212020
32Indonesia674.82020
33Saudi Arabia581.522020
34Vietnam572.082020
35Spain494.262020
36Finland480.382020
37Egypt438.912020
38Philippines360.412020
39Sweden304.422020
40Portugal280.012020
41Sri Lanka226.482020
42Iran202.112020
43Bahrain191.962020
44Poland140.562020
45Iceland135.062020
46Ireland131.782020
47Kuwait119.722020
48Bangladesh117.792020
49Kenya113.062020
50South Africa102.392020
51Peru96.452020
52Pakistan95.882020
53Argentina81.122020
54Jordan74.662020
55Austria74.562020
56Panama73.432020
57Zambia69.972020
58Mauritius62.062020
59Oman51.922020
60Morocco46.242020
61Brunei40.232020
62Trinidad & Tobago32.452020
63Papua New Guinea31.852020
64Angola28.92020
65Suriname26.832020
66Kazakhstan23.542020
67Fiji21.82020
68Uzbekistan20.012020
69Afghanistan19.882020
70Lebanon19.122020
71Bolivia17.962020
72Algeria15.642020
73Ukraine14.052020
74Nepal13.692020
75Cuba13.422020
76Ecuador10.62020
77Greece10.12020
78Zimbabwe102020
79Togo9.832020
80Macao SAR China8.992020
81Serbia8.12020
82El Salvador7.142020
83Tunisia6.552020
84Madagascar5.382020
85Turkmenistan4.352020
86Czechia4.322020
87Latvia4.322020
88Côte d’Ivoire4.322020
89Malta2.92020
90Venezuela2.882020
91Lithuania2.812020
92Equatorial Guinea2.782020
93Nauru2.732020
94Senegal2.572020
95Yemen2.482020
96Mozambique2.422020
97Maldives2.292020
98Tajikistan1.922020
99Belarus1.882020
100Syria1.782020
101Nigeria1.682020
102Namibia1.642020
103Costa Rica1.612020
104Mongolia1.372020
105Myanmar (Burma)1.242020
106Bulgaria1.022020
107Congo - Kinshasa0.962020
108Romania0.892020
109Tanzania0.862020
110Seychelles0.762020
111Libya0.622020
112São Tomé & Príncipe0.612020
113Vanuatu0.522020
114Bhutan0.512020
115Paraguay0.482020
116Moldova0.452020
117Cyprus0.332020
118Croatia0.182020
119Georgia0.132020
120Armenia0.122020
121Guyana0.112020
122Marshall Islands0.082020
123Cape Verde0.032020
124Cameroon0.022020
125Eswatini0.022020
126North Korea0.012020
127Kyrgyzstan0.012020
128Samoa02020
129Guatemala02020
130Malawi02020

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No observation (87)

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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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  "name": "Air transport, freight (million ton-km)",
  "unit": "",
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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",
  "topics": [
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