Canada vs Colombia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Canada
2.04 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Colombia
1.94 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
Colombia rank
17th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Canada
  • Colombia
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 2.04 billion million ton-km against 1.94 billion million ton-km in Colombia, a difference of 99.93 million million ton-km.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 17th of 180 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Colombia Difference Ahead
1970s 514.37 million million ton-km 129.99 million million ton-km 384.38 million million ton-km Canada
1980s 939.66 million million ton-km 329.65 million million ton-km 610.01 million million ton-km Canada
1990s 1.58 billion million ton-km 562.42 million million ton-km 1.02 billion million ton-km Canada
2000s 1.55 billion million ton-km 1.02 billion million ton-km 528.87 million million ton-km Canada
2010s 2.27 billion million ton-km 1.20 billion million ton-km 1.07 billion million ton-km Canada
2020s 2.67 billion million ton-km 1.69 billion million ton-km 977.88 million million ton-km Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Canada or Colombia?
Canada, at 2.04 billion million ton-km against 1.94 billion million ton-km in Colombia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Canada and Colombia?
99.93 million million ton-km, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Colombia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Colombia rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Canada ranks 16th and Colombia ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Unit
million ton-km
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.