Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — High-income countries

Air freight traffic in high-income countries in 2019 — 166,287.2 M t-km. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 86.9%.

2019 166,287.2 M t-km −2.58% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 170,689 M t-km2018
Period minimum 88,248.3 M t-km1998

Trend over time

1997–2019 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — High-income countries, 1997–201975,000100,000125,000150,000175,000199720002003200620092012201520181997: 88,990.1 M t-km1998: 88,248.3 M t-km1999: 94,216.4 M t-km2000: 102,130 M t-km2001: 95,042.8 M t-km2002: 100,918.7 M t-km2003: 106,355 M t-km2004: 118,133.7 M t-km2009: 146,922.8 M t-km2010: 140,300 M t-km2011: 141,598.7 M t-km2012: 141,616.1 M t-km2013: 140,796.7 M t-km2018: 170,689 M t-km2019: 166,287.2 M t-km
Change over the period: +77,297.1 (+86.86%) Average annual rate: 2.88 %

Comparison, 2019

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 166,287.2 M t-km
World 219,524.4 M t-km
Air freight traffic — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2019 166,287.2 −4,401.8 −2.58%
2018 170,689
2013 140,796.7 −819.4 −0.58%
2012 141,616.1 +17.5 +0.01%
2011 141,598.7 +1,298.7 +0.93%
2010 140,300 −6,622.8 −4.51%
2009 146,922.8
2004 118,133.7 +11,778.7 +11.07%
2003 106,355 +5,436.3 +5.39%
2002 100,918.7 +5,875.8 +6.18%
2001 95,042.8 −7,087.1 −6.94%
2000 102,130 +7,913.5 +8.4%
1999 94,216.4 +5,968.1 +6.76%
1998 88,248.3 −741.8 −0.83%
1997 88,990.1

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.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.