OECD members vs United States: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled

OECD members
121,066 million ton-km
in 2023
United States
42,763 million ton-km
in 2023
OECD members rank
3rd
United States rank
1st

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled over time

  • OECD members
  • United States
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How they compare

OECD members currently reports 121,066 million ton-km against 42,763 million ton-km in United States, a difference of 78,303 million ton-km.

That makes OECD members's figure about 2.8 times United States's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 44 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United States Difference Ahead
1970s 14,910 million ton-km 7,071 million ton-km 7,839 million ton-km OECD members
1980s 30,713 million ton-km 10,594 million ton-km 20,119 million ton-km OECD members
1990s 62,846 million ton-km 20,015 million ton-km 42,831 million ton-km OECD members
2000s 96,133 million ton-km 35,158 million ton-km 60,975 million ton-km OECD members
2010s 110,214 million ton-km 39,702 million ton-km 70,512 million ton-km OECD members
2020s 122,442 million ton-km 43,883 million ton-km 78,559 million ton-km OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled, OECD members or United States?
OECD members, at 121,066 million ton-km against 42,763 million ton-km in United States as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between OECD members and United States?
78,303 million ton-km, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do OECD members and United States rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
OECD members ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,877 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.