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Air freight traffic

Air freight traffic in millions of tonne-kilometers.

Unit: million tonne-kilometers Period: 1970–2023 Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank)
Source: World Bank · About the indicator
Average: 1,164.3 M t-km Countries: 184

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 1985 to 2023.

Air freight traffic, 1985–2023

Top-20 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic, 1985–2023020,00040,00060,000United StatesUnited States: 42,762.9 M t-km42,762.9ChinaChina: 26,170.4 M t-km26,170.4QatarQatar: 13,926.6 M t-km13,926.6United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 13,566.2 M t-km13,566.2GermanyGermany: 12,766.5 M t-km12,766.5South KoreaSouth Korea: 12,293.8 M t-km12,293.8Hong KongHong Kong: 8,638.4 M t-km8,638.4JapanJapan: 8,474 M t-km8,474TürkiyeTürkiye: 8,367.3 M t-km8,367.3SingaporeSingapore: 7,604.2 M t-km7,604.2LuxembourgLuxembourg: 6,873.2 M t-km6,873.2United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 4,413.9 M t-km4,413.9FranceFrance: 4,301.7 M t-km4,301.7EthiopiaEthiopia: 4,015.5 M t-km4,015.5NetherlandsNetherlands: 3,285.7 M t-km3,285.7CanadaCanada: 2,036.4 M t-km2,036.4ColombiaColombia: 1,936.5 M t-km1,936.5MalaysiaMalaysia: 1,910.1 M t-km1,910.1BelgiumBelgium: 1,831.5 M t-km1,831.5IndiaIndia: 1,807 M t-km1,807
Air freight traffic — 1985–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 US United States 42,762.9 2023 1
2 CN China 26,170.4 2023 2
3 QA Qatar 13,926.6 2023 3
4 AE United Arab Emirates 13,566.2 2023 4
5 DE Germany 12,766.5 2023 5
6 KR South Korea 12,293.8 2023 6
7 HK Hong Kong 8,638.4 2023 7
8 JP Japan 8,474 2023 8
9 TR Türkiye 8,367.3 2023 9
10 SG Singapore 7,604.2 2023 10
11 LU Luxembourg 6,873.2 2023 11
12 GB United Kingdom 4,413.9 2023 12
13 FR France 4,301.7 2023 13
14 ET Ethiopia 4,015.5 2023 14
15 NL Netherlands 3,285.7 2023 15
16 CA Canada 2,036.4 2023 16
17 CO Colombia 1,936.5 2023 17
18 MY Malaysia 1,910.1 2023 18
19 BE Belgium 1,831.5 2023 19
20 IN India 1,807 2023 20
21 TH Thailand 1,649.9 2023 21
22 CL Chile 1,499 2023 22
23 AZ Azerbaijan 1,434.5 2023 23
24 BR Brazil 1,387.1 2023 24
25 RU Russia 1,268.8 2023 25
26 CH Switzerland 1,257.5 2023 26
27 AU Australia 1,188.1 2023 27
28 ES Spain 1,130.9 2023 28
29 IT Italy 1,121 2023 29
30 MX Mexico 1,091.5 2023 30
31 SA Saudi Arabia 1,036.8 2023 31
32 VN Vietnam 927.9 2023 32
33 BH Bahrain 895.4 2023 33
34 ID Indonesia 870.5 2023 34
35 FI Finland 816.4 2023 35
36 NZ New Zealand 767.8 2023 36
37 PH Philippines 649.2 2023 37
38 IL Israel 609.7 2023 38
39 PT Portugal 569 2023 39
40 OM Oman 542.3 2023 40
41 EG Egypt 492.7 2023 41
42 IE Ireland 430.5 2023 42
43 PL Poland 343.9 2023 43
44 KW Kuwait 331.2 2023 44
45 SE Sweden 324.8 2023 45
46 PK Pakistan 309.5 2023 46
47 PE Peru 299.2 2023 47
48 KE Kenya 288.6 2023 48
49 LK Sri Lanka 278.5 2023 49
50 AT Austria 207.8 2023 50
51 IS Iceland 191.9 2023 51
52 NO Norway 176.6 2004 52
53 DK Denmark 174.5 2004 53
54 MU Mauritius 170.2 2023 54
55 FJ Fiji 156.1 2023 55
56 HU Hungary 145.1 2023 56
57 PA Panama 143.7 2023 57
58 IR Iran 136.9 2023 58
59 AR Argentina 136.5 2023 59
60 TJ Tajikistan 131.7 2023 60
61 EC Ecuador 120 2023 61
62 JO Jordan 110.1 2023 62
63 ZM Zambia 104.3 2023 63
64 BD Bangladesh 98.9 2023 64
65 UZ Uzbekistan 96.5 2023 65
66 MA Morocco 92.6 2023 66
67 AO Angola 70.7 2023 67
68 TM Turkmenistan 62.7 2023 68
69 LY Libya 60.1 2023 69
70 ZA South Africa 59.7 2023 70
71 TG Togo 58.5 2023 71
72 KZ Kazakhstan 53.1 2023 72
73 YE Yemen 49.7 2023 73
74 GU Guam 48.6 2009 74
75 BN Brunei Darussalam 45.9 2023 75
76 TT Trinidad and Tobago 45.8 2023 76
77 LB Lebanon 34.4 2023 77
78 VU Vanuatu 30.3 2023 78
79 MV Maldives 29.5 2023 79
80 SV El Salvador 27.8 2023 80
81 MN Mongolia 26.5 2023 81
82 SR Suriname 23.6 2023 82
83 TZ Tanzania 20 2023 83
84 SD Sudan 20 2023 84
85 BO Bolivia 19.9 2023 85
86 RS Serbia 19.3 2023 86
87 BS Bahamas 18.6 2023 87
88 NP Nepal 16.9 2023 88
89 CF Central African Republic 16.2 1991 89
90 GR Greece 16 2023 90
91 AM Armenia 15.7 2023 91
92 LA Laos 11.7 2022 92
93 TN Tunisia 11 2023 93
94 SN Senegal 10 2022 94
95 MM Myanmar 9.9 2023 95
96 SB Solomon Islands 9.1 2023 96
97 DZ Algeria 8.6 2023 97
98 MO Macao 8.5 2023 98
99 CR Costa Rica 7.2 2023 99
100 PG Papua New Guinea 7.1 2023 100
101 BY Belarus 5.6 2023 101
102 CU Cuba 5.2 2023 102
103 CG Republic of the Congo 4.2 2019 103
104 ZW Zimbabwe 3.8 2023 104
105 UY Uruguay 3.8 2009 105
106 BZ Belize 3.4 2023 106
107 MT Malta 3.4 2023 107
108 NG Nigeria 3.1 2023 108
109 UA Ukraine 3.1 2022 109
110 CI Côte d'Ivoire 3.1 2023 110
111 MZ Mozambique 3 2023 111
112 NR Nauru 2.9 2023 112
113 MG Madagascar 2.5 2023 113
114 KH Cambodia 2.4 2023 114
115 LV Latvia 2.4 2023 115
116 RO Romania 2.3 2023 116
117 LT Lithuania 1.7 2023 117
118 SY Syria 1.6 2023 118
119 BF Burkina Faso 1.5 2023 119
120 GN Guinea 1.4 1999 120
121 SC Seychelles 1.2 2023 121
122 HN Honduras 1.1 2023 122
123 PY Paraguay 0.9 2023 123
124 ST Sao Tome and Principe 0.8 2023 124
125 GQ Equatorial Guinea 0.8 2023 125
126 AF Afghanistan 0.8 2023 126
127 AG Antigua and Barbuda 0.7 2022 127
128 KG Kyrgyzstan 0.7 2023 128
129 BG Bulgaria 0.6 2023 129
130 GT Guatemala 0.5 2023 130
131 NI Nicaragua 0.5 2000 131
132 BT Bhutan 0.5 2023 132
133 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.5 2023 133
134 TD Chad 0.5 2014 134
135 MH Marshall Islands 0.4 2023 135
136 BB Barbados 0.4 1991 136
137 MD Moldova 0.4 2023 137
138 CY Cyprus 0.4 2023 138
139 SI Slovenia 0.4 2019 139
140 KI Kiribati 0.3 2023 140
141 BW Botswana 0.3 2023 141
142 NE Niger 0.3 2023 142
143 GE Georgia 0.2 2023 143
144 HR Croatia 0.1 2023 144
145 VE Venezuela 0.1 2023 145
146 BI Burundi 0.1 1987 146
147 KM Comoros 0.1 1985 146
148 DJ Djibouti 0.1 1991 146
149 GW Guinea-Bissau 0.1 1997 146
150 LS Lesotho 0.1 1993 146
151 LR Liberia 0.1 1992 146
152 CV Cabo Verde 0.1 2023 152
153 UG Uganda 0.1 2023 153
154 HT Haiti 0.1 2023 154
155 CZ Czechia 0 2023 155
156 ME Montenegro 0 2021 156
157 TO Tonga 0 2004 157
158 SZ Eswatini 0 2022 158
159 GY Guyana 0 2021 159
160 CM Cameroon 0 2023 160
161 AS American Samoa 0 2014 161
162 KP North Korea 0 2023 162
163 BJ Benin 0 2016 163
164 WS Samoa 0 2023 164
165 MW Malawi 0 2021 165
166 NA Namibia 0 2021 166
167 AL Albania 0 2019 167
168 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2019 167
169 DO Dominican Republic 0 2019 167
170 ER Eritrea 0 2019 167
171 EE Estonia 0 2019 167
172 GA Gabon 0 2013 167
173 GM Gambia 0 2019 167
174 GH Ghana 0 2019 167
175 IQ Iraq 0 2019 167
176 JM Jamaica 0 2019 167
177 ML Mali 0 2014 167
178 MR Mauritania 0 2019 167
179 MC Monaco 0 2019 167
180 MK North Macedonia 0 2009 167
181 RW Rwanda 0 2019 167
182 SL Sierra Leone 0 2012 167
183 SK Slovakia 0 2019 167
184 SO Somalia 0 2019 167
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Maximum 42,762.9 M t-km
Median 11.3 M t-km
Minimum 0 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km

About the indicator

The volume of freight and mail carried by air, in millions of tonne-kilometers: the mass of the cargo multiplied by the distance of the haul. Air freight accounts for less than 1% of world trade by weight but about a third of it by value — what goes by air is high-margin and time-sensitive goods.

Updates
quarterly
Unit of measurement
million tonne-kilometers
Observation period
1970–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
World Development Indicators

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