What is the difference in air transport, freight between Australia and IDA total?

4,596 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs IDA total: Air transport, freight

Australia

1,188 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA total

5,784 million ton-km

in 2023

Australia rank

27th

IDA total rank

23rd

Air transport, freight over time

Australia
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 5,784 million ton-km against 1,188 million ton-km in Australia, a difference of 4,596 million ton-km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 4.9 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and IDA total ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and IDA total in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	331.25 million ton-km	408.61 million ton-km	77.36 million ton-km	IDA total
1980s	782.52 million ton-km	993.71 million ton-km	211.19 million ton-km	IDA total
1990s	1,610 million ton-km	1,451 million ton-km	159.49 million ton-km	Australia
2000s	2,055 million ton-km	1,656 million ton-km	399.44 million ton-km	Australia
2010s	2,214 million ton-km	2,811 million ton-km	596.34 million ton-km	IDA total
2020s	1,237 million ton-km	5,162 million ton-km	3,926 million ton-km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Australia or IDA total?: IDA total, at 5,784 million ton-km against 1,188 million ton-km in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Australia and IDA total?: 4,596 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and IDA total?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and IDA total rank globally for air transport, freight?: Australia ranks 27th and IDA total ranks 23rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). 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)
Unit: million ton-km
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.