Air freight traffic — all countries

Air freight traffic — Hong Kong

Air freight traffic in Hong Kong in 2023 — 8,638.4 M t-km. Ranked 7 in the world out of 137. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 271.5%.

2023 8,638.4 M t-km +605,392.22% vs 2022
World rank 7of 137
Period maximum 13,293.2 M t-km2009
Period minimum 1.4 M t-km2022

Trend over time

1997–2023 · million tonne-kilometers

Air freight traffic — Hong Kong, 1997–202305,00010,00015,00019972000200320062009201220152018202120231997: 2,325.3 M t-km1998: 4,151.1 M t-km1999: 4,545.7 M t-km2000: 5,111.5 M t-km2001: 5,066 M t-km2002: 5,714.6 M t-km2003: 5,780.8 M t-km2004: 6,931.6 M t-km2005: 7,763.9 M t-km2006: 8,326 M t-km2007: 10,029 M t-km2008: 8,985.9 M t-km2009: 13,293.2 M t-km2010: 10,373.4 M t-km2011: 10,053.9 M t-km2012: 9,468.4 M t-km2013: 9,396.5 M t-km2014: 10,826.1 M t-km2015: 11,294.3 M t-km2016: 11,409.1 M t-km2017: 12,415.2 M t-km2018: 12,676.7 M t-km2019: 11,739.5 M t-km2020: 8,084.9 M t-km2021: 9,027.9 M t-km2022: 1.4 M t-km2023: 8,638.4 M t-km
Change over the period: +6,313.1 (+271.5%) Average annual rate: 5.18 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Hong Kong

Hong Kong 8,638.4 M t-km
World 213,781.7 M t-km
East Asia & Pacific 71,444 M t-km
Eastern Asia computed 55,611.6 M t-km
Air freight traffic — Hong Kong, by year Hong Kong All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2023 8,638.4 +8,637 +605,392.22%
2022 1.4 −9,026.5 −99.98%
2021 9,027.9 +943 +11.66%
2020 8,084.9 −3,654.6 −31.13%
2019 11,739.5 −937.2 −7.39%
2018 12,676.7 +261.5 +2.11%
2017 12,415.2 +1,006.1 +8.82%
2016 11,409.1 +114.8 +1.02%
2015 11,294.3 +468.1 +4.32%
2014 10,826.1 +1,429.6 +15.21%
2013 9,396.5 −71.9 −0.76%
2012 9,468.4 −585.5 −5.82%
2011 10,053.9 −319.5 −3.08%
2010 10,373.4 −2,919.7 −21.96%
2009 13,293.2 +4,307.3 +47.93%
2008 8,985.9 −1,043.1 −10.4%
2007 10,029 +1,703 +20.45%
2006 8,326 +562.1 +7.24%
2005 7,763.9 +832.2 +12.01%
2004 6,931.6 +1,150.9 +19.91%
2003 5,780.8 +66.1 +1.16%
2002 5,714.6 +648.6 +12.8%
2001 5,066 −45.5 −0.89%
2000 5,111.5 +565.8 +12.45%
1999 4,545.7 +394.6 +9.51%
1998 4,151.1 +1,825.8 +78.52%
1997 2,325.3

Eastern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.