Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre by country
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
10.59 million ton-km per square kilometre
Singapore
Lowest
0 million ton-km per square kilometre
Slovakia
Median
0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
9,642
What the numbers show
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 10.59 million ton-km per square kilometre in Singapore; the lowest is 0 million ton-km per square kilometre in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre, and the mean is 0.1409 million ton-km per square kilometre.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 83 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania, United Republic of (up 550,153.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 10.59 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Hong Kong, China | 8.23 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 2.67 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 4 | Qatar | 1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 183.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Bahrain | 1.12 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Macau (China) | 0.2588 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Naoero | 0.1472 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 9 | Republic of Korea | 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Maldives | 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 404.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 0.0976 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Mauritius | 0.0852 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Belgium | 0.0601 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 0.0365 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 73.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0.0318 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Israel | 0.0282 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Japan | 0.0232 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Kuwait | 0.0186 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.0182 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Azerbaijan | 0.0174 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7,905.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Türkiye | 0.0109 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 0.0105 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0089 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0087 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Fiji | 0.0085 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 26 | France | 0.008 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 27 | Ireland | 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 264.0% | rising |
| 28 | Portugal | 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Malaysia | 0.0058 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 30 | United States of America | 0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2004 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 0.0038 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 0.0036 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Lebanon | 0.0034 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 0.0032 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Viet Nam | 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 38 | New Zealand | 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 39 | China | 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Finland | 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Seychelles | 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Austria | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,463.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Spain | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 45 | Marshall Islands | 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Philippines | 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Chile | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Panama | 0.0019 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Iceland | 0.0019 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Bahamas | 0.0019 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12,683.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 0.0018 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Colombia | 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2022 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Hungary | 0.0016 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Jordan | 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Poland | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Togo | 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Tajikistan | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27,826.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Barbados | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1991 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,129.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Sweden | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Bangladesh | 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 56.0% | volatile |
| 64 | India | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Armenia | 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,483.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Kenya | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Norway | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2004 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 70 | Ecuador | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Indonesia | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Kiribati | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Pakistan | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Canada | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 78 | Serbia | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,285.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Morocco | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 81 | Brazil | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 82 | Australia | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Suriname | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Turkmenistan | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Greece | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,601.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Nepal | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Yemen | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Tunisia | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 94 | American Samoa | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2014 | — | rising |
| 95 | Angola | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 96 | Senegal | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2022 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2022 | up 1,112.8% | volatile |
| 98 | Argentina | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 99 | Cuba | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 100 | South Africa | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Tonga | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2004 | — | rising |
| 102 | Cyprus | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Latvia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Libya | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 1,535.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 228.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Lithuania | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1991 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 550,153.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2009 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Kazakhstan | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Slovenia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Mongolia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Papua New Guinea | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 78.2% | rising |
| 117 | Myanmar | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 247.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Cambodia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bhutan | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Congo | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Sudan | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 123 | Honduras | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Romania | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Zimbabwe | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Guinea | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1999 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Ukraine | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2022 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Burkina Faso | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 2,270.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Guatemala | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 133 | Nicaragua | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2000 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Djibouti | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1991 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 135 | Madagascar | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 92.8% | rising |
| 136 | Mozambique | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 137 | Algeria | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1997 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Nigeria | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Lesotho | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1993 | unchanged | volatile |
| 142 | Georgia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Croatia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Montenegro | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 145 | Paraguay | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Samoa | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Haiti | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 148 | Eswatini | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Liberia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Czechia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.8% | falling |
| 152 | Botswana | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Chad | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Uganda | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Niger | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | up 485.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 158 | Guyana | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2021 | down 98.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Cameroon | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Malawi | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Namibia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Albania | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Dominican Republic | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gabon | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Ghana | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Iraq | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Jamaica | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Rwanda | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Somalia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Slovakia | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Euro area 0.0118 million ton-km per square kilometre
- Post-demographic dividend 0.0039 million ton-km per square kilometre
- OECD members 0.0034 million ton-km per square kilometre
- Pacific island small states 0.0031 million ton-km per square kilometre
- High income 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre
- North America 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre
- Arab World 0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre
- Europe & Central Asia 0.0019 million ton-km per square kilometre
How this figure is calculated
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, freight Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.