Canada vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Air transport, freight

Canada
2,036 million ton-km
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
32,420 million ton-km
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Canada
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 32,420 million ton-km against 2,036 million ton-km in Canada, a difference of 30,384 million ton-km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.9 times Canada's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 575.28 million ton-km 400.53 million ton-km 174.75 million ton-km Canada
1980s 939.66 million ton-km 1,534 million ton-km 594.04 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 1,579 million ton-km 5,034 million ton-km 3,455 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 1,553 million ton-km 12,928 million ton-km 11,375 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 2,268 million ton-km 26,427 million ton-km 24,159 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 2,670 million ton-km 25,802 million ton-km 23,132 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Canada or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 32,420 million ton-km against 2,036 million ton-km in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Canada and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
30,384 million ton-km, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, freight?
Canada ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th 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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About this data

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.