Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs Netherlands: Air transport, freight

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
32,219 million ton-km
in 2023
Netherlands
3,286 million ton-km
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
18th
Netherlands rank
15th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • Netherlands
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 32,219 million ton-km against 3,286 million ton-km in Netherlands, a difference of 28,933 million ton-km.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 9.8 times Netherlands's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 47 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1970s 930.36 million ton-km 594.82 million ton-km 335.54 million ton-km Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 2,377 million ton-km 1,414 million ton-km 962.31 million ton-km Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 4,069 million ton-km 3,215 million ton-km 853.91 million ton-km Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 9,451 million ton-km 4,608 million ton-km 4,843 million ton-km Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 25,977 million ton-km 5,772 million ton-km 20,205 million ton-km Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 31,778 million ton-km 3,786 million ton-km 27,992 million ton-km Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or Netherlands?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 32,219 million ton-km against 3,286 million ton-km in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
28,933 million ton-km, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and Netherlands rank globally for air transport, freight?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 18th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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

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.