Air transport, freight (million ton-km) by country
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.
Countries reporting
179
Highest
42,763 million ton-km
United States
Lowest
0 million ton-km
Ukraine
Median
15.68 million ton-km
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
9,824
What the numbers show
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) is currently reported for 179 countries. The highest value is 42,763 million ton-km in United States; the lowest is 0 million ton-km in Ukraine.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.68 million ton-km, and the mean is 1,196 million ton-km.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 87 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 550,154.0%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Air transport, freight (million ton-km): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 42,763 million ton-km | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 26,170 million ton-km | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 13,927 million ton-km | 2023 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 13,566 million ton-km | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 12,766 million ton-km | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 12,294 million ton-km | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 8,638 million ton-km | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 8,474 million ton-km | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkey | 8,367 million ton-km | 2023 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 7,604 million ton-km | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 6,873 million ton-km | 2023 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 4,414 million ton-km | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 4,302 million ton-km | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 4,015 million ton-km | 2023 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 3,286 million ton-km | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 2,036 million ton-km | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 1,936 million ton-km | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 1,910 million ton-km | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 1,831 million ton-km | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 1,807 million ton-km | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 1,650 million ton-km | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 1,499 million ton-km | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 1,434 million ton-km | 2023 | up 7,904.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 1,387 million ton-km | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 1,269 million ton-km | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 1,258 million ton-km | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 1,188 million ton-km | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1,131 million ton-km | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 1,121 million ton-km | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 1,091 million ton-km | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 1,037 million ton-km | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Vietnam | 927.89 million ton-km | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Bahrain | 895.44 million ton-km | 2023 | up 237.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 870.51 million ton-km | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 816.39 million ton-km | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 767.76 million ton-km | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 649.21 million ton-km | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Israel | 609.66 million ton-km | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 568.98 million ton-km | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Oman | 542.34 million ton-km | 2023 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 492.65 million ton-km | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Ireland | 430.49 million ton-km | 2023 | up 264.0% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 343.93 million ton-km | 2023 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 331.17 million ton-km | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 324.82 million ton-km | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 309.51 million ton-km | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 299.23 million ton-km | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 288.62 million ton-km | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 278.5 million ton-km | 2023 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Austria | 207.84 million ton-km | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Iceland | 191.91 million ton-km | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Norway | 176.59 million ton-km | 2004 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 174.54 million ton-km | 2004 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 170.21 million ton-km | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Fiji | 156.08 million ton-km | 2023 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 145.08 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Panama | 143.67 million ton-km | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Iran | 136.93 million ton-km | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Argentina | 136.48 million ton-km | 2023 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 131.74 million ton-km | 2023 | up 27,592.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 120.01 million ton-km | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 110.06 million ton-km | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 104.32 million ton-km | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 98.85 million ton-km | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 96.46 million ton-km | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 92.64 million ton-km | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 67 | Angola | 70.71 million ton-km | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 62.72 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Libya | 60.05 million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,535.3% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 59.67 million ton-km | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Togo | 58.55 million ton-km | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 53.08 million ton-km | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 49.73 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Brunei | 45.91 million ton-km | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.84 million ton-km | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 34.4 million ton-km | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 30.27 million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,463.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 29.46 million ton-km | 2023 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 27.8 million ton-km | 2023 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 26.52 million ton-km | 2023 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Suriname | 23.62 million ton-km | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 82 | Tanzania | 20.04 million ton-km | 2023 | up 550,154.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sudan | 20.04 million ton-km | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | 19.89 million ton-km | 2023 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 19.33 million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,232.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahamas | 18.57 million ton-km | 2023 | up 12,683.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Nepal | 16.93 million ton-km | 2023 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 16.2 million ton-km | 1991 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 16.02 million ton-km | 2023 | up 2,601.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 15.68 million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,468.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Tunisia | 10.96 million ton-km | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 92 | Myanmar | 9.93 million ton-km | 2023 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Solomon Islands | 9.14 million ton-km | 2023 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Algeria | 8.58 million ton-km | 2023 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 95 | Macao | 8.54 million ton-km | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 7.18 million ton-km | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Papua New Guinea | 7.12 million ton-km | 2023 | down 78.2% | rising |
| 98 | Belarus | 5.57 million ton-km | 2023 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Cuba | 5.16 million ton-km | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Zimbabwe | 3.78 million ton-km | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Uruguay | 3.76 million ton-km | 2009 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Belize | 3.45 million ton-km | 2023 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Malta | 3.36 million ton-km | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Nigeria | 3.14 million ton-km | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.1 million ton-km | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Mozambique | 3.02 million ton-km | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 107 | Nauru | 2.94 million ton-km | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 108 | Madagascar | 2.49 million ton-km | 2023 | down 92.8% | rising |
| 109 | Cambodia | 2.44 million ton-km | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Latvia | 2.37 million ton-km | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Romania | 2.34 million ton-km | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Lithuania | 1.69 million ton-km | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Syria | 1.55 million ton-km | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Burkina Faso | 1.47 million ton-km | 2023 | up 2,270.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Guinea | 1.4 million ton-km | 1999 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Seychelles | 1.18 million ton-km | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Honduras | 1.14 million ton-km | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Paraguay | 0.905 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8486 million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,129.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.7999 million ton-km | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0.7942 million ton-km | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.655 million ton-km | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Bulgaria | 0.626 million ton-km | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Guatemala | 0.5395 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 125 | Nicaragua | 0.535 million ton-km | 2000 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Bhutan | 0.5017 million ton-km | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4798 million ton-km | 2023 | up 485.2% | volatile |
| 128 | Chad | 0.4719 million ton-km | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Marshall Islands | 0.4071 million ton-km | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 130 | Barbados | 0.4 million ton-km | 1991 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Moldova | 0.3707 million ton-km | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 0.3695 million ton-km | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Kiribati | 0.3454 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Botswana | 0.282 million ton-km | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Niger | 0.279 million ton-km | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Georgia | 0.2214 million ton-km | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Croatia | 0.1461 million ton-km | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 138 | Venezuela | 0.1232 million ton-km | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Djibouti | 0.1 million ton-km | 1991 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 139 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1 million ton-km | 1997 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Liberia | 0.1 million ton-km | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Lesotho | 0.1 million ton-km | 1993 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Cape Verde | 0.0941 million ton-km | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Uganda | 0.0559 million ton-km | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Haiti | 0.055 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Czechia | 0.0407 million ton-km | 2023 | down 99.8% | rising |
| 147 | Tonga | 0.03 million ton-km | 2004 | — | rising |
| 148 | Cameroon | 0.0177 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 149 | American Samoa | 0.0117 million ton-km | 2014 | — | rising |
| 150 | North Korea | 0.0075 million ton-km | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 151 | Benin | 0.0064 million ton-km | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 0.006 million ton-km | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Albania | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Estonia | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | 0 million ton-km | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Ghana | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Gambia | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Guyana | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Iraq | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Jamaica | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Laos | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | North Macedonia | 0 million ton-km | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Mali | 0 million ton-km | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Mauritania | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Malawi | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Namibia | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Rwanda | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Senegal | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Sierra Leone | 0 million ton-km | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Somalia | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovakia | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Ukraine | 0 million ton-km | 2023 | 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.
- World 213,782 million ton-km
- High income 157,754 million ton-km
- Post-demographic dividend 122,852 million ton-km
- OECD members 121,066 million ton-km
- East Asia & Pacific 71,444 million ton-km
- Late-demographic dividend 68,499 million ton-km
- IDA & IBRD total 59,338 million ton-km
- Low & middle income 56,028 million ton-km
- IBRD only 53,554 million ton-km
- Middle income 51,933 million ton-km
- Europe & Central Asia 51,491 million ton-km
- Upper middle income 48,207 million ton-km
- North America 44,799 million ton-km
- European Union 34,175 million ton-km
- Euro area 33,359 million ton-km
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 32,423 million ton-km
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 32,420 million ton-km
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 32,219 million ton-km
- Arab World 31,179 million ton-km
- Early-demographic dividend 21,849 million ton-km
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 11,804 million ton-km
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 10,188 million ton-km
- Latin America & Caribbean 6,768 million ton-km
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 6,744 million ton-km
- IDA total 5,784 million ton-km
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 5,053 million ton-km
- IDA only 4,889 million ton-km
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4,829 million ton-km
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 4,829 million ton-km
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 4,827 million ton-km
- Africa Eastern and Southern 4,761 million ton-km
- Least developed countries 4,485 million ton-km
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 4,252 million ton-km
- Low income 4,095 million ton-km
- Lower middle income 3,726 million ton-km
- South Asia 2,231 million ton-km
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 2,231 million ton-km
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 1,308 million ton-km
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 1,308 million ton-km
- IDA blend 895 million ton-km
About this data
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.