Canada vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, freight

Canada
2,036 million ton-km
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
32,423 million ton-km
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
16th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Canada
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 32,423 million ton-km against 2,036 million ton-km in Canada, a difference of 30,387 million ton-km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'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 (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 575.28 million ton-km 399.62 million ton-km 175.67 million ton-km Canada
1980s 939.66 million ton-km 1,531 million ton-km 591.6 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1,579 million ton-km 5,031 million ton-km 3,452 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1,553 million ton-km 12,927 million ton-km 11,373 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2,268 million ton-km 26,434 million ton-km 24,165 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 2,670 million ton-km 25,805 million ton-km 23,135 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Canada or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 32,423 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
30,387 million ton-km, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Canada and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for air transport, freight?
Canada ranks 16th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 16th 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.