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Air freight2022

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

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2023Latest published year: 2023
Economies with data138 / 217No observation: 79
First-ranked country or territoryUnited States45,972.79 10⁶ t·km

Top 10

10⁶ t·km · 2022
01United States
45,972.79
02China
18,964.44
03Qatar
14,087.19
04South Korea
13,741.01
06Germany
12,857.22
07Japan
9,688.6
08Türkiye
8,421.53
09Luxembourg
7,988.84
10Singapore
4,695.58

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Air freight · 2022 · 10⁶ t·km
RankCountry / territoryValue (10⁶ t·km)Year
01United States45,972.792022
02China18,964.442022
03Qatar14,087.192022
04South Korea13,741.012022
05United Arab Emirates12,994.522022
06Germany12,857.222022
07Japan9,688.62022
08Türkiye8,421.532022
09Luxembourg7,988.842022
10Singapore4,695.582022
11France4,090.12022
12United Kingdom4,019.832022
13Ethiopia3,752.892022
14Netherlands3,366.762022
15Canada3,097.632022
16Azerbaijan2,853.32022
17Chile2,017.922022
18Colombia1,730.412022
19Belgium1,687.382022
20Italy1,587.262022
21India1,462.132022
22Saudi Arabia1,438.612022
23Brazil1,433.952022
24Thailand1,366.382022
25Switzerland1,313.22022
26Australia1,196.592022
27Malaysia1,125.172022
28Mexico1,076.252022
29Russia1,006.432022
30Spain956.252022
31Bangladesh933.422022
32Bahrain899.092022
33New Zealand812.682022
34Finland788.592022
35Vietnam766.322022
36Israel670.672022
37Philippines629.792022
38Indonesia580.672022
39Portugal567.232022
40Egypt512.372022
41Kenya505.862022
42Peru324.272022
43Sweden320.522022
44Sri Lanka314.752022
45Poland308.352022
46Oman281.62022
47Kuwait261.92022
48Iran214.042022
49Austria205.312022
50Panama183.352022
51Kazakhstan177.242022
52Mauritius155.642022
53Iceland147.392022
54South Africa143.312022
55Hungary133.282022
56Argentina130.622022
57Ireland128.642022
58Jordan120.742022
59Fiji106.22022
60Zambia99.572022
61Pakistan95.332022
62Morocco93.222022
63Tajikistan93.122022
64Uzbekistan83.152022
65Angola60.342022
66Libya47.372022
67Trinidad & Tobago37.42022
68Lebanon36.232022
69Togo33.492022
70Papua New Guinea32.722022
71Nepal32.112022
72Brunei30.672022
73Turkmenistan28.642022
74Maldives27.622022
75Sudan27.442022
76Latvia25.262022
77Suriname20.772022
78Bolivia20.722022
79Greece18.192022
80Vanuatu17.332022
81Bahamas15.832022
82Serbia14.212022
83Tanzania12.962022
84Mongolia12.732022
85El Salvador12.222022
86Laos11.722022
87Senegal9.992022
88Algeria9.762022
89Ecuador9.12022
90Malta8.682022
91Bhutan7.342022
92Costa Rica7.242022
93Myanmar (Burma)6.422022
94Madagascar6.342022
95Solomon Islands6.192022
96Georgia5.062022
97Belarus5.012022
98Cambodia4.062022
99Zimbabwe3.932022
100Côte d’Ivoire3.832022
101Nauru3.662022
102Belize3.382022
103Cuba3.222022
104Ukraine3.132022
105Mozambique3.082022
106Romania2.722022
107Nigeria2.672022
108Yemen2.472022
109Afghanistan2.442022
110Armenia2.382022
111Equatorial Guinea2.362022
112Syria2.082022
113Seychelles1.72022
114Hong Kong SAR China1.432022
115Congo - Kinshasa1.12022
116Lithuania1.012022
117São Tomé & Príncipe0.882022
118Paraguay0.872022
119Bulgaria0.862022
120Niger0.792022
121Antigua & Barbuda0.72022
122Honduras0.682022
123Moldova0.572022
124Venezuela0.442022
125Kiribati0.382022
126Marshall Islands0.272022
127Croatia0.192022
128Kyrgyzstan0.182022
129Cyprus0.172022
130Czechia0.092022
131Botswana0.052022
132Burkina Faso0.052022
133Cape Verde0.032022
134Eswatini0.032022
135Cameroon0.022022
136Haiti0.012022
137Samoa0.012022
138Macao SAR China02022

How this ranking works

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No observation (79)

Albania · American Samoa · Andorra · 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 · Faroe Islands · French Polynesia · Gabon · Gambia · Ghana · Gibraltar · Greenland · Grenada · Guam · Guatemala · Guinea · Guinea-Bissau · Guyana · Iraq · Isle of Man · Jamaica · Kosovo · Lesotho · Liberia · Liechtenstein · Malawi · Mali · Mauritania · Micronesia · Monaco · Montenegro · Namibia · New Caledonia · Nicaragua · North Korea · North Macedonia · Northern Mariana Islands · Norway · Palau · Palestinian Territories · Puerto Rico · Rwanda · San Marino · Sierra Leone · Sint Maarten · Slovakia · Slovenia · Somalia · South Sudan · St. Kitts & Nevis · St. Lucia · St. Martin · St. Vincent & Grenadines · Timor-Leste · Tonga · Tunisia · Turks & Caicos Islands · Tuvalu · U.S. Virgin Islands · Uganda · 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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  "name": "Air transport, freight (million ton-km)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
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    "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": [
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      "id": "9",
      "value": "Infrastructure "
    }
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