Belgium vs Canada: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Belgium
1.83 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Canada
2.04 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Belgium rank
19th
Canada rank
16th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Belgium
- Canada
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2.04 billion million ton-km against 1.83 billion million ton-km in Belgium, a difference of 204.93 million million ton-km.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Belgium's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Belgium ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th of 180 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 284.34 million million ton-km | 514.37 million million ton-km | 230.03 million million ton-km | Canada |
| 1980s | 531.61 million million ton-km | 939.66 million million ton-km | 408.05 million million ton-km | Canada |
| 1990s | 539.34 million million ton-km | 1.58 billion million ton-km | 1.04 billion million ton-km | Canada |
| 2000s | 845.31 million million ton-km | 1.55 billion million ton-km | 707.91 million million ton-km | Canada |
| 2010s | 1.40 billion million ton-km | 2.27 billion million ton-km | 864.69 million million ton-km | Canada |
| 2020s | 1.65 billion million ton-km | 2.67 billion million ton-km | 1.02 billion million ton-km | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Belgium or Canada?
- Canada, at 2.04 billion million ton-km against 1.83 billion million ton-km in Belgium as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Belgium and Canada?
- 204.93 million million ton-km, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Canada?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Belgium and Canada rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Belgium ranks 19th and Canada ranks 16th 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.