Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Canada
Canada: Air transport, freight (million ton-km) was 2,036 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,036 million ton-km
Change on year
down 34.3%
World rank
16th
of 180 countries
All-time high
3,240 million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
370.9 million ton-km
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Air transport, freight in Canada, 1970–2023
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for air transport, freight in Canada is 2,036 million ton-km, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Canada peaked at 3,240 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 370.9 million ton-km, in 1970.
Canada ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Canada, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 370.9 million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 403.5 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 433.4 million ton-km | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 484.2 million ton-km | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 520.3 million ton-km | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 534.3 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 567.7 million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 550.4 million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 608.6 million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 670.4 million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 688.6 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 713.1 million ton-km | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 746.6 million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 825.6 million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 967.2 million ton-km | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 989.8 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 977 million ton-km | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1,007 million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1,171 million ton-km | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 1,311 million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 1,385 million ton-km | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1,241 million ton-km | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 1,250 million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1,369 million ton-km | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 1,479 million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1,637 million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1,781 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 1,956 million ton-km | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1,806 million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1,882 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1,896 million ton-km | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1,710 million ton-km | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1,578 million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1,496 million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1,657 million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 1,527 million ton-km | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1,503 million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1,430 million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1,389 million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1,347 million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1,957 million ton-km | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 1,980 million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1,960 million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1,946 million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,084 million ton-km | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2,075 million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2,246 million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2,841 million ton-km | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 2,482 million ton-km | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 3,109 million ton-km | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 2,306 million ton-km | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 3,240 million ton-km | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 3,098 million ton-km | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2,036 million ton-km | -34.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2,036 million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million ton-km, 7.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514.37 million ton-km | 370.9 million ton-km | 670.4 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 939.66 million ton-km | 688.6 million ton-km | 1,311 million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,579 million ton-km | 1,241 million ton-km | 1,956 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,553 million ton-km | 1,347 million ton-km | 1,896 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,268 million ton-km | 1,946 million ton-km | 3,109 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,670 million ton-km | 2,036 million ton-km | 3,240 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More infrastructure data for Canada
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9064 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight in Canada?
- Air transport, freight in Canada was 2,036 million ton-km in 2023, according to Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).
- What is the highest air transport, freight recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3,240 million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 370.9 million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for air transport, freight?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.