Canada vs Netherlands: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Canada
2.04 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Netherlands
3.29 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Canada rank
16th
Netherlands rank
15th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Canada
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.29 billion million ton-km against 2.04 billion million ton-km in Canada, a difference of 1.25 billion million ton-km.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.6 times Canada's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th of 180 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514.37 million million ton-km | 594.82 million million ton-km | 80.45 million million ton-km | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 939.66 million million ton-km | 1.41 billion million ton-km | 474.79 million million ton-km | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 1.58 billion million ton-km | 3.21 billion million ton-km | 1.64 billion million ton-km | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 1.55 billion million ton-km | 4.61 billion million ton-km | 3.05 billion million ton-km | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 2.27 billion million ton-km | 5.77 billion million ton-km | 3.50 billion million ton-km | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 2.67 billion million ton-km | 3.79 billion million ton-km | 1.12 billion million ton-km | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Canada or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.29 billion million ton-km against 2.04 billion million ton-km in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Canada and Netherlands?
- 1.25 billion million ton-km, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Netherlands?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Netherlands rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Canada ranks 16th and Netherlands ranks 15th 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.