Air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong, China: Air transport, freight was 8,638 million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
8,638 million ton-km
Change on year
up 605,392.0%
World rank
7th
of 180 countries
All-time high
13,293 million ton-km
in 2009
All-time low
1.43 million ton-km
in 2022
Years of data
27
1997–2023

Air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China, 1997–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1997201020231997: 2.3k million ton-km1998: 4.2k million ton-km1999: 4.5k million ton-km2000: 5.1k million ton-km2001: 5.1k million ton-km2002: 5.7k million ton-km2003: 5.8k million ton-km2004: 6.9k million ton-km2005: 7.8k million ton-km2006: 8.3k million ton-km2007: 10.0k million ton-km2008: 9.0k million ton-km2009: 13.3k million ton-km2010: 10.4k million ton-km2011: 10.1k million ton-km2012: 9.5k million ton-km2013: 9.4k million ton-km2014: 10.8k million ton-km2015: 11.3k million ton-km2016: 11.4k million ton-km2017: 12.4k million ton-km2018: 12.7k million ton-km2019: 11.7k million ton-km2020: 8.1k million ton-km2021: 9.0k million ton-km2022: 1.4 million ton-km2023: 8.6k million ton-km

Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

In 2023, air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China stood at 8,638 million ton-km.

The figure is up 605,392.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China peaked at 13,293 million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million ton-km, in 2022.

Hong Kong, China ranks 7th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China, year by year

Annual values for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Hong Kong, China, 1997 to 2023.
Year million ton-km Change
1997 2,325 million ton-km
1998 4,151 million ton-km +78.5%
1999 4,546 million ton-km +9.5%
2000 5,112 million ton-km +12.4%
2001 5,066 million ton-km -0.9%
2002 5,715 million ton-km +12.8%
2003 5,781 million ton-km +1.2%
2004 6,932 million ton-km +19.9%
2005 7,764 million ton-km +12.0%
2006 8,326 million ton-km +7.2%
2007 10,029 million ton-km +20.5%
2008 8,986 million ton-km -10.4%
2009 13,293 million ton-km +47.9%
2010 10,373 million ton-km -22.0%
2011 10,054 million ton-km -3.1%
2012 9,468 million ton-km -5.8%
2013 9,396 million ton-km -0.8%
2014 10,826 million ton-km +15.2%
2015 11,294 million ton-km +4.3%
2016 11,409 million ton-km +1.0%
2017 12,415 million ton-km +8.8%
2018 12,677 million ton-km +2.1%
2019 11,740 million ton-km -7.4%
2020 8,085 million ton-km -31.1%
2021 9,028 million ton-km +11.7%
2022 1.43 million ton-km -100.0%
2023 8,638 million ton-km +605393.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,674 million ton-km 2,325 million ton-km 4,546 million ton-km 3
2000s 7,700 million ton-km 5,066 million ton-km 13,293 million ton-km 10
2010s 10,965 million ton-km 9,396 million ton-km 12,677 million ton-km 10
2020s 6,438 million ton-km 1.43 million ton-km 9,028 million ton-km 4

Countries ranked near Hong Kong, China

  1. 4 United Arab Emirates 13,566 million ton-km compare
  2. 5 Germany 12,766 million ton-km compare
  3. 6 Republic of Korea 12,294 million ton-km compare
  4. 8 Japan 8,474 million ton-km compare
  5. 9 Türkiye 8,367 million ton-km compare
  6. 10 Singapore 7,604 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 227 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China?
Air transport, freight in Hong Kong, China was 8,638 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 Hong Kong, China?
The highest recorded value was 13,293 million ton-km in 2009.
What is the lowest air transport, freight recorded in Hong Kong, China?
The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million ton-km in 2022.
How does Hong Kong, China rank for air transport, freight?
Hong Kong, China ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
Is air transport, freight rising or falling in Hong Kong, China?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Hong Kong, China 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.

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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
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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.