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

1,250 million ton-km, with Netherlands ahead.

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

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.

Canada vs Netherlands: Air transport, freight

Canada

2,036 million ton-km

in 2023

Netherlands

3,286 million ton-km

in 2023

Canada rank

17th

Netherlands rank

16th

Air transport, freight over time

Canada
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 3,286 million ton-km against 2,036 million ton-km in Canada, a difference of 1,250 million ton-km.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 16th of 181 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1970s	514.37 million ton-km	594.82 million ton-km	80.45 million ton-km	Netherlands
1980s	939.66 million ton-km	1,414 million ton-km	474.79 million ton-km	Netherlands
1990s	1,579 million ton-km	3,215 million ton-km	1,636 million ton-km	Netherlands
2000s	1,553 million ton-km	4,608 million ton-km	3,055 million ton-km	Netherlands
2010s	2,268 million ton-km	5,772 million ton-km	3,504 million ton-km	Netherlands
2020s	2,670 million ton-km	3,786 million ton-km	1,116 million ton-km	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Canada or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 3,286 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 Netherlands?: 1,250 million ton-km, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for air transport, freight?: Canada ranks 17th and Netherlands ranks 16th 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.