What is the difference in air transport, freight between Hong Kong, China and IDA & IBRD total?

50,700 million ton-km, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and IDA & IBRD total?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Hong Kong, China vs IDA & IBRD total: Air transport, freight

Hong Kong, China

8,638 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total

59,338 million ton-km

in 2023

Hong Kong, China rank

7th

IDA & IBRD total rank

7th

Air transport, freight over time

Hong Kong, China
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 59,338 million ton-km against 8,638 million ton-km in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 50,700 million ton-km.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 6.9 times Hong Kong, China's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 7th of 180 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Hong Kong, China	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,674 million ton-km	16,030 million ton-km	12,356 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	7,700 million ton-km	24,022 million ton-km	16,322 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	10,965 million ton-km	47,911 million ton-km	36,946 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	6,438 million ton-km	53,610 million ton-km	47,172 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Hong Kong, China or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 59,338 million ton-km against 8,638 million ton-km in Hong Kong, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Hong Kong, China and IDA & IBRD total?: 50,700 million ton-km, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and IDA & IBRD total?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for air transport, freight?: Hong Kong, China ranks 7th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 7th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong, China vs IDA & IBRD total: Air transport, freight. Statizoid, drawing on Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/hong-kong-sar-china/ida-and-ibrd-total/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/hong-kong-sar-china/ida-and-ibrd-total/">Hong Kong, China vs IDA & IBRD total: Air transport, freight</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.