What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA blend and Ireland?

464.51 million ton-km, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Ireland?

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.

IDA blend vs Ireland: Air transport, freight

IDA blend

895 million ton-km

in 2023

Ireland

430.49 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA blend rank

38th

Ireland rank

42nd

Air transport, freight over time

IDA blend
Ireland

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 895 million ton-km against 430.49 million ton-km in Ireland, a difference of 464.51 million ton-km.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 2.1 times Ireland's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, IDA blend has been ahead every year.

IDA blend ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 42nd of 45 groups.

IDA blend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	Ireland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	173.46 million ton-km	78.93 million ton-km	94.53 million ton-km	IDA blend
1980s	489.17 million ton-km	88.26 million ton-km	400.91 million ton-km	IDA blend
1990s	760.06 million ton-km	115.06 million ton-km	645 million ton-km	IDA blend
2000s	858.32 million ton-km	129.42 million ton-km	728.89 million ton-km	IDA blend
2010s	796.24 million ton-km	138.39 million ton-km	657.85 million ton-km	IDA blend
2020s	641.09 million ton-km	194.32 million ton-km	446.77 million ton-km	IDA blend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, IDA blend or Ireland?: IDA blend, at 895 million ton-km against 430.49 million ton-km in Ireland as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA blend and Ireland?: 464.51 million ton-km, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and Ireland?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA blend and Ireland rank globally for air transport, freight?: IDA blend ranks 38th and Ireland ranks 42nd of 45 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: 20 August 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.