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

158.1 million ton-km, with New Zealand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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.

Israel vs New Zealand: Air transport, freight

Israel

609.66 million ton-km

in 2023

New Zealand

767.76 million ton-km

in 2023

Israel rank

38th

New Zealand rank

36th

Air transport, freight over time

Israel
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 767.76 million ton-km against 609.66 million ton-km in Israel, a difference of 158.1 million ton-km.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Israel's.

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

Israel ranks 38th and New Zealand ranks 36th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1970s	151.08 million ton-km	103.71 million ton-km	47.37 million ton-km	Israel
1980s	515.15 million ton-km	275.53 million ton-km	239.62 million ton-km	Israel
1990s	982.9 million ton-km	607.9 million ton-km	375 million ton-km	Israel
2000s	1,117 million ton-km	800.57 million ton-km	316.64 million ton-km	Israel
2010s	834.31 million ton-km	1,055 million ton-km	220.77 million ton-km	New Zealand
2020s	703.14 million ton-km	668 million ton-km	35.14 million ton-km	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Israel or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 767.76 million ton-km against 609.66 million ton-km in Israel as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Israel and New Zealand?: 158.1 million ton-km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and New Zealand?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Israel and New Zealand rank globally for air transport, freight?: Israel ranks 38th 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.