BGR vs GTM: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
BGR
626,000 million ton-km
in 2023
GTM
539,540 million ton-km
in 2023
BGR rank
128th
GTM rank
129th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- BGR
- GTM
How they compare
BGR currently reports 626,000 million ton-km against 539,540 million ton-km in GTM, a difference of 86,460 million ton-km.
That makes BGR's figure about 1.2 times GTM's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1970 it was GTM ahead.
BGR ranks 128th and GTM ranks 129th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, BGR averaged higher in 4 and GTM in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | BGR | GTM | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.48 million million ton-km | 5.70 million million ton-km | 780,000 million ton-km | BGR |
| 1980s | 9.26 million million ton-km | 9.38 million million ton-km | 120,000 million ton-km | GTM |
| 1990s | 21.45 million million ton-km | 17.92 million million ton-km | 3.53 million million ton-km | BGR |
| 2010s | 1.75 million million ton-km | 1.38 million million ton-km | 362,231 million ton-km | BGR |
| 2020s | 568,696 million ton-km | 180,101 million ton-km | 388,594 million ton-km | BGR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, BGR or GTM?
- BGR, at 626,000 million ton-km against 539,540 million ton-km in GTM as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between BGR and GTM?
- 86,460 million ton-km, with BGR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for BGR and GTM?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do BGR and GTM rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- BGR ranks 128th and GTM ranks 129th 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.