India vs Thailand: Air transport, freight

India
1,807 million ton-km
in 2023
Thailand
1,650 million ton-km
in 2023
India rank
20th
Thailand rank
21st

Air transport, freight over time

  • India
  • Thailand
01.0k2.0k3.0k197019962023

How they compare

India currently reports 1,807 million ton-km against 1,650 million ton-km in Thailand, a difference of 157 million ton-km.

That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.

India ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 21st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Thailand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 199.02 million ton-km 79.28 million ton-km 119.74 million ton-km India
1980s 519.59 million ton-km 411.69 million ton-km 107.9 million ton-km India
1990s 533.08 million ton-km 1,223 million ton-km 689.65 million ton-km Thailand
2000s 795.11 million ton-km 1,982 million ton-km 1,187 million ton-km Thailand
2010s 1,928 million ton-km 2,554 million ton-km 626.05 million ton-km Thailand
2020s 1,263 million ton-km 1,076 million ton-km 186.91 million ton-km India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, India or Thailand?
India, at 1,807 million ton-km against 1,650 million ton-km in Thailand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between India and Thailand?
157 million ton-km, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Thailand?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and Thailand rank globally for air transport, freight?
India ranks 20th and Thailand ranks 21st 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

India vs Thailand: Air transport, freight. Statizoid, drawing on Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Retrieved 22 August 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/india/thailand/

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/india/thailand/">India vs Thailand: 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

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.