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

127.24 million ton-km, with IDA blend ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend 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.

IDA blend vs New Zealand: Air transport, freight

IDA blend

895 million ton-km

in 2023

New Zealand

767.76 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA blend rank

40th

New Zealand rank

36th

Air transport, freight over time

IDA blend
New Zealand

How they compare

IDA blend currently reports 895 million ton-km against 767.76 million ton-km in New Zealand, a difference of 127.24 million ton-km.

That makes IDA blend's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA blend ahead.

IDA blend ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IDA blend averaged higher in 4 and New Zealand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA blend	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	173.46 million ton-km	103.71 million ton-km	69.75 million ton-km	IDA blend
1980s	489.17 million ton-km	275.53 million ton-km	213.64 million ton-km	IDA blend
1990s	760.06 million ton-km	607.9 million ton-km	152.16 million ton-km	IDA blend
2000s	858.32 million ton-km	800.57 million ton-km	57.74 million ton-km	IDA blend
2010s	796.24 million ton-km	1,055 million ton-km	258.84 million ton-km	New Zealand
2020s	641.09 million ton-km	668 million ton-km	26.91 million ton-km	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, IDA blend or New Zealand?: IDA blend, at 895 million ton-km against 767.76 million ton-km in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA blend and New Zealand?: 127.24 million ton-km, with IDA blend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA blend and New Zealand?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA blend and New Zealand rank globally for air transport, freight?: IDA blend ranks 40th and New Zealand ranks 36th 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: 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.