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

102.75 million ton-km, with Indonesia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia 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.

Indonesia vs New Zealand: Air transport, freight

Indonesia

870.51 million ton-km

in 2023

New Zealand

767.76 million ton-km

in 2023

Indonesia rank

34th

New Zealand rank

36th

Air transport, freight over time

Indonesia
New Zealand

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 870.51 million ton-km against 767.76 million ton-km in New Zealand, a difference of 102.75 million ton-km.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

Indonesia ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	39.8 million ton-km	103.71 million ton-km	63.91 million ton-km	New Zealand
1980s	242.31 million ton-km	275.53 million ton-km	33.22 million ton-km	New Zealand
1990s	582.08 million ton-km	607.9 million ton-km	25.82 million ton-km	New Zealand
2000s	414.59 million ton-km	800.57 million ton-km	385.99 million ton-km	New Zealand
2010s	886.99 million ton-km	1,055 million ton-km	168.09 million ton-km	New Zealand
2020s	724.72 million ton-km	668 million ton-km	56.73 million ton-km	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Indonesia or New Zealand?: Indonesia, at 870.51 million ton-km against 767.76 million ton-km in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Indonesia and New Zealand?: 102.75 million ton-km, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and New Zealand?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Indonesia and New Zealand rank globally for air transport, freight?: Indonesia ranks 34th and New Zealand ranks 36th 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.

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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.