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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
32,420 million ton-km
in 2023
India
1,807 million ton-km
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
17th
India rank
20th

Air transport, freight over time

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

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 32,420 million ton-km against 1,807 million ton-km in India, a difference of 30,613 million ton-km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.9 times India's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and India ranks 20th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) India Difference Ahead
1970s 400.53 million ton-km 246.32 million ton-km 154.22 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 1,534 million ton-km 519.59 million ton-km 1,014 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 5,034 million ton-km 533.08 million ton-km 4,501 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 12,928 million ton-km 795.11 million ton-km 12,133 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 26,427 million ton-km 1,928 million ton-km 24,500 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 25,802 million ton-km 1,263 million ton-km 24,539 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or India?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 32,420 million ton-km against 1,807 million ton-km in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
30,613 million ton-km, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and India rank globally for air transport, freight?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 17th and India ranks 20th of 47 groups.
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
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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.