Azerbaijan vs India: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Azerbaijan
1.43 billion million ton-km
in 2023
India
1.81 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Azerbaijan rank
23rd
India rank
20th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Azerbaijan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.81 billion million ton-km against 1.43 billion million ton-km in Azerbaijan, a difference of 372.51 million million ton-km.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Azerbaijan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was India ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 23rd and India ranks 20th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Azerbaijan averaged higher in 1 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.67 million million ton-km | 521.85 million million ton-km | 482.18 million million ton-km | India |
| 2000s | 34.96 million million ton-km | 795.11 million million ton-km | 760.15 million million ton-km | India |
| 2010s | 357.94 million million ton-km | 1.93 billion million ton-km | 1.57 billion million ton-km | India |
| 2020s | 2.37 billion million ton-km | 1.26 billion million ton-km | 1.11 billion million ton-km | Azerbaijan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Azerbaijan or India?
- India, at 1.81 billion million ton-km against 1.43 billion million ton-km in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Azerbaijan and India?
- 372.51 million million ton-km, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and India?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Azerbaijan and India rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Azerbaijan ranks 23rd and India ranks 20th 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.