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

24 million ton-km, with Belgium ahead.

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

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 India: Air transport, freight

Belgium

1,831 million ton-km

in 2023

India

1,807 million ton-km

in 2023

Belgium rank

19th

India rank

20th

Air transport, freight over time

Belgium
India

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1,831 million ton-km against 1,807 million ton-km in India, a difference of 24 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and India ranks 20th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 5 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	India	Difference	Ahead
1970s	284.34 million ton-km	199.02 million ton-km	85.32 million ton-km	Belgium
1980s	531.61 million ton-km	519.59 million ton-km	12.02 million ton-km	Belgium
1990s	539.34 million ton-km	533.08 million ton-km	6.26 million ton-km	Belgium
2000s	845.31 million ton-km	795.11 million ton-km	50.21 million ton-km	Belgium
2010s	1,403 million ton-km	1,928 million ton-km	524.08 million ton-km	India
2020s	1,653 million ton-km	1,263 million ton-km	389.79 million ton-km	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Belgium or India?: Belgium, at 1,831 million ton-km against 1,807 million ton-km in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Belgium and India?: 24 million ton-km, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and India rank globally for air transport, freight?: Belgium ranks 19th and India ranks 20th 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.