Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs India: Air transport, freight

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
10,188 million ton-km
in 2023
India
1,807 million ton-km
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
22nd
India rank
20th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • India
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019962023

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 10,188 million ton-km against 1,807 million ton-km in India, a difference of 8,381 million ton-km.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 5.6 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was India ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 2 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) India Difference Ahead
1990s 336.5 million ton-km 521.85 million ton-km 185.35 million ton-km India
2000s 646.48 million ton-km 795.11 million ton-km 148.63 million ton-km India
2010s 3,945 million ton-km 1,928 million ton-km 2,018 million ton-km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2020s 10,870 million ton-km 1,263 million ton-km 9,607 million ton-km Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or India?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 10,188 million ton-km against 1,807 million ton-km in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
8,381 million ton-km, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and India rank globally for air transport, freight?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 22nd 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.