Belgium vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Air transport, freight

Belgium
1,831 million ton-km
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
10,188 million ton-km
in 2023
Belgium rank
19th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd

Air transport, freight over time

  • Belgium
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019962023

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 10,188 million ton-km against 1,831 million ton-km in Belgium, a difference of 8,357 million ton-km.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.6 times Belgium's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 531.4 million ton-km 336.5 million ton-km 194.9 million ton-km Belgium
2000s 845.31 million ton-km 646.48 million ton-km 198.84 million ton-km Belgium
2010s 1,403 million ton-km 3,945 million ton-km 2,542 million ton-km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 1,653 million ton-km 10,870 million ton-km 9,217 million ton-km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Belgium or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 10,188 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
8,357 million ton-km, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, freight?
Belgium ranks 19th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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
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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.