What is the difference in air transport, freight between Luxembourg and Turkey?

1,494 million ton-km, with Turkey ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Turkey?

27 years are reported by both, from 1997 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.

Luxembourg vs Turkey: Air transport, freight

Luxembourg

6,873 million ton-km

in 2023

Turkey

8,367 million ton-km

in 2023

Luxembourg rank

11th

Turkey rank

9th

Air transport, freight over time

Luxembourg
Turkey

How they compare

Turkey currently reports 8,367 million ton-km against 6,873 million ton-km in Luxembourg, a difference of 1,494 million ton-km.

That makes Turkey's figure about 1.2 times Luxembourg's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Luxembourg ahead.

Luxembourg ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 9th of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Luxembourg averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Luxembourg	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2,337 million ton-km	271.63 million ton-km	2,066 million ton-km	Luxembourg
2000s	5,013 million ton-km	451.23 million ton-km	4,561 million ton-km	Luxembourg
2010s	5,963 million ton-km	3,349 million ton-km	2,613 million ton-km	Luxembourg
2020s	7,699 million ton-km	8,249 million ton-km	550.56 million ton-km	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Luxembourg or Turkey?: Turkey, at 8,367 million ton-km against 6,873 million ton-km in Luxembourg as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Luxembourg and Turkey?: 1,494 million ton-km, with Turkey ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Turkey?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Luxembourg and Turkey rank globally for air transport, freight?: Luxembourg ranks 11th and Turkey ranks 9th 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: 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.