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

Colombia
1,936 million ton-km
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
32,420 million ton-km
in 2023
Colombia rank
17th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Colombia
  • 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 1,936 million ton-km in Colombia, a difference of 30,484 million ton-km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.7 times Colombia's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 158.82 million ton-km 400.53 million ton-km 241.72 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 329.65 million ton-km 1,534 million ton-km 1,204 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 562.42 million ton-km 5,034 million ton-km 4,472 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 1,024 million ton-km 12,928 million ton-km 11,904 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 1,201 million ton-km 26,427 million ton-km 25,226 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 1,692 million ton-km 25,802 million ton-km 24,110 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, Colombia or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 32,420 million ton-km against 1,936 million ton-km in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
30,484 million ton-km, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, freight?
Colombia ranks 17th 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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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

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.