What is the difference in air transport, freight between Finland and New Zealand?

48.63 million ton-km, with Finland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?

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.

Finland vs New Zealand: Air transport, freight

Finland

816.39 million ton-km

in 2023

New Zealand

767.76 million ton-km

in 2023

Finland rank

35th

New Zealand rank

36th

Air transport, freight over time

Finland
New Zealand

How they compare

Finland currently reports 816.39 million ton-km against 767.76 million ton-km in New Zealand, a difference of 48.63 million ton-km.

That makes Finland's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Finland ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Finland	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	30.33 million ton-km	103.71 million ton-km	73.38 million ton-km	New Zealand
1980s	78.59 million ton-km	275.53 million ton-km	196.94 million ton-km	New Zealand
1990s	199.46 million ton-km	607.9 million ton-km	408.44 million ton-km	New Zealand
2000s	352.73 million ton-km	800.57 million ton-km	447.84 million ton-km	New Zealand
2010s	784 million ton-km	1,055 million ton-km	271.08 million ton-km	New Zealand
2020s	708.91 million ton-km	668 million ton-km	40.92 million ton-km	Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Finland or New Zealand?: Finland, at 816.39 million ton-km against 767.76 million ton-km in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Finland and New Zealand?: 48.63 million ton-km, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and New Zealand?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Finland and New Zealand rank globally for air transport, freight?: Finland ranks 35th and New Zealand ranks 36th 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: 03 September 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.