What is the difference in air transport, freight between IBRD only and Turkey?

45,187 million ton-km, with IBRD only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Turkey?

50 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

IBRD only vs Turkey: Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

IBRD only

53,554 million ton-km

in 2023

Turkey

8,367 million ton-km

in 2023

IBRD only rank

9th

Turkey rank

9th

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) over time

IBRD only
Turkey

How they compare

IBRD only currently reports 53,554 million ton-km against 8,367 million ton-km in Turkey, a difference of 45,187 million ton-km.

That makes IBRD only's figure about 6.4 times Turkey's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IBRD only has been ahead every year.

IBRD only ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 9th of 47 groups.

IBRD only has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IBRD only	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2,754 million ton-km	12.78 million ton-km	2,741 million ton-km	IBRD only
1980s	5,332 million ton-km	35.86 million ton-km	5,297 million ton-km	IBRD only
1990s	11,282 million ton-km	190.51 million ton-km	11,091 million ton-km	IBRD only
2000s	22,367 million ton-km	451.23 million ton-km	21,916 million ton-km	IBRD only
2010s	45,100 million ton-km	3,349 million ton-km	41,751 million ton-km	IBRD only
2020s	48,447 million ton-km	8,249 million ton-km	40,198 million ton-km	IBRD only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, IBRD only or Turkey?: IBRD only, at 53,554 million ton-km against 8,367 million ton-km in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between IBRD only and Turkey?: 45,187 million ton-km, with IBRD only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IBRD only and Turkey?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do IBRD only and Turkey rank globally for air transport, freight?: IBRD only ranks 9th and Turkey ranks 9th 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
Last refreshed: 01 October 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.