Australia vs Italy: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Australia
1.19 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Italy
1.12 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
Italy rank
29th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.19 billion million ton-km against 1.12 billion million ton-km in Italy, a difference of 67.16 million million ton-km.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Italy ranks 29th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 331.25 million million ton-km | 402.12 million million ton-km | 70.87 million million ton-km | Italy |
| 1980s | 782.52 million million ton-km | 752.86 million million ton-km | 29.66 million million ton-km | Australia |
| 1990s | 1.61 billion million ton-km | 1.38 billion million ton-km | 226.48 million million ton-km | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.06 billion million ton-km | 1.34 billion million ton-km | 714.93 million million ton-km | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.21 billion million ton-km | 1.05 billion million ton-km | 1.17 billion million ton-km | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.24 billion million ton-km | 1.21 billion million ton-km | 27.08 million million ton-km | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 1.19 billion million ton-km against 1.12 billion million ton-km in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Australia and Italy?
- 67.16 million million ton-km, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Australia ranks 27th and Italy ranks 29th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 tonnes times kilometers traveled.