What is the difference in air transport, freight between Belgium and Canada?

205 million ton-km, with Canada ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?

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.

Belgium vs Canada: Air transport, freight

Belgium

1,831 million ton-km

in 2023

Canada

2,036 million ton-km

in 2023

Belgium rank

20th

Canada rank

17th

Air transport, freight over time

Belgium
Canada

How they compare

Canada currently reports 2,036 million ton-km against 1,831 million ton-km in Belgium, a difference of 205 million ton-km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Belgium ranks 20th and Canada ranks 17th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Canada	Difference	Ahead
1970s	284.34 million ton-km	514.37 million ton-km	230.03 million ton-km	Canada
1980s	531.61 million ton-km	939.66 million ton-km	408.05 million ton-km	Canada
1990s	539.34 million ton-km	1,579 million ton-km	1,039 million ton-km	Canada
2000s	845.31 million ton-km	1,553 million ton-km	707.92 million ton-km	Canada
2010s	1,403 million ton-km	2,268 million ton-km	864.69 million ton-km	Canada
2020s	1,653 million ton-km	2,670 million ton-km	1,017 million ton-km	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Belgium or Canada?: Canada, at 2,036 million ton-km against 1,831 million ton-km in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Belgium and Canada?: 205 million ton-km, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for air transport, freight?: Belgium ranks 20th and Canada ranks 17th of 181 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.