Tonne-kilometers of air freight by country
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.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
42.76 billion million ton-km
United States
Lowest
0 million ton-km
Slovakia
Median
11.72 million million ton-km
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
7,506
What the numbers show
Tonne-kilometers of air freight is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 42.76 billion million ton-km in United States; the lowest is 0 million ton-km in Slovakia.
The median across all reporting countries is 11.72 million million ton-km, and the mean is 1.17 billion million ton-km.
Over the past decade 73 countries rose and 82 fell. The largest increase was in Tanzania (up 550,154.0%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 100.0%).
Tonne-kilometers of air freight: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 42.76 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 26.17 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Qatar | 13.93 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 13.57 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 12.77 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 6 | South Korea | 12.29 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 8.64 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 8.47 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 9.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Turkey | 8.37 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 264.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Singapore | 7.60 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 4.41 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 13 | France | 4.30 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Ethiopia | 4.02 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 407.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 3.29 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 2.04 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 1.94 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Malaysia | 1.91 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 1.83 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 20 | India | 1.81 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 1.65 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Chile | 1.50 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 0.9% | volatile |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 1.43 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 7,904.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Brazil | 1.39 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 25 | Russia | 1.27 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 1.26 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Australia | 1.19 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 1.13 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 29 | Italy | 1.12 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mexico | 1.09 billion million ton-km | 2023 | up 61.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Saudi Arabia | 1.04 billion million ton-km | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Vietnam | 927.89 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Bahrain | 895.44 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 237.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | 870.51 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Finland | 816.39 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 36 | New Zealand | 767.76 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 17.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Philippines | 649.21 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Israel | 609.66 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Portugal | 568.98 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Oman | 542.34 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 116.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Egypt | 492.65 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Poland | 343.93 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 252.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Kuwait | 331.17 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 324.82 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 45.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Pakistan | 309.51 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 299.23 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 10.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Kenya | 288.62 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 278.50 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Austria | 207.84 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Iceland | 191.91 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Norway | 176.59 million million ton-km | 2004 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 174.54 million million ton-km | 2004 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 170.21 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 0.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Fiji | 156.08 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 125.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Hungary | 145.08 million million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Panama | 143.67 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Iran | 136.93 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Argentina | 136.48 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 60 | Tajikistan | 131.74 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 27,592.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 120.01 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Jordan | 110.06 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Zambia | 104.32 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 98.85 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 96.46 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Morocco | 92.64 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 67 | Angola | 70.71 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 62.72 million million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Libya | 60.05 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,535.3% | volatile |
| 70 | South Africa | 59.67 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 94.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Togo | 58.55 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Kazakhstan | 53.08 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 8.8% | volatile |
| 73 | Yemen | 49.73 million million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Brunei | 45.91 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.84 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Lebanon | 34.40 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Vanuatu | 30.27 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,463.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 29.46 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 401.1% | volatile |
| 79 | El Salvador | 27.80 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 77.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Mongolia | 26.52 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 199.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Suriname | 23.62 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 82 | Tanzania | 20.04 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 550,154.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sudan | 20.04 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Bolivia | 19.89 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | 19.33 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,232.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Bahamas | 18.57 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 12,683.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Nepal | 16.93 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Central African Republic | 16.20 million million ton-km | 1991 | down 23.2% | rising |
| 89 | Greece | 16.02 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 2,601.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Armenia | 15.68 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,468.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Laos | 11.72 million million ton-km | 2022 | up 1,112.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 10.96 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 93 | Senegal | 9.99 million million ton-km | 2022 | up 118.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Myanmar | 9.93 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 247.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Solomon Islands | 9.14 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Algeria | 8.58 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 51.0% | rising |
| 97 | Macao | 8.54 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 7.18 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Papua New Guinea | 7.12 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 78.2% | rising |
| 100 | Belarus | 5.57 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Cuba | 5.16 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Congo | 4.15 million million ton-km | 2019 | up 122.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Zimbabwe | 3.78 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 88.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 3.76 million million ton-km | 2009 | down 71.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Belize | 3.45 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 188.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Nigeria | 3.14 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Ukraine | 3.13 million million ton-km | 2022 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.10 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 3.02 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 111 | Nauru | 2.94 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 59.5% | falling |
| 112 | Madagascar | 2.49 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 92.8% | rising |
| 113 | Cambodia | 2.44 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 2.37 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Romania | 2.34 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Lithuania | 1.69 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Syria | 1.55 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 1.47 million million ton-km | 2023 | up 2,270.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Guinea | 1.40 million million ton-km | 1999 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Seychelles | 1.18 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Honduras | 1.14 million million ton-km | 2023 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Paraguay | 905,000 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 123 | Sao Tome and Principe | 848,600 million ton-km | 2023 | up 1,129.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Equatorial Guinea | 799,920 million ton-km | 2023 | up 121.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 794,172 million ton-km | 2023 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Antigua and Barbuda | 701,661 million ton-km | 2022 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Kyrgyzstan | 654,975 million ton-km | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Bulgaria | 626,000 million ton-km | 2023 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 129 | Guatemala | 539,540 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Nicaragua | 535,000 million ton-km | 2000 | down 85.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Bhutan | 501,684 million ton-km | 2023 | down 21.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 479,762 million ton-km | 2023 | up 485.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Chad | 471,912 million ton-km | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Marshall Islands | 407,146 million ton-km | 2023 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Barbados | 400,000 million ton-km | 1991 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Moldova | 370,693 million ton-km | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Cyprus | 369,485 million ton-km | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 359,507 million ton-km | 2019 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Kiribati | 345,358 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Botswana | 282,000 million ton-km | 2023 | up 99.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Niger | 279,008 million ton-km | 2023 | down 74.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Georgia | 221,390 million ton-km | 2023 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Croatia | 146,080 million ton-km | 2023 | down 90.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Venezuela | 123,204 million ton-km | 2023 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Djibouti | 100,000 million ton-km | 1991 | down 50.0% | flat |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 100,000 million ton-km | 1997 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Liberia | 100,000 million ton-km | 1992 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Lesotho | 100,000 million ton-km | 1993 | unchanged | volatile |
| 149 | Cape Verde | 94,055 million ton-km | 2023 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 150 | Uganda | 55,860 million ton-km | 2023 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Haiti | 55,037 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Czechia | 40,746 million ton-km | 2023 | down 99.8% | rising |
| 153 | Montenegro | 32,273 million ton-km | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Tonga | 30,000 million ton-km | 2004 | — | rising |
| 155 | Eswatini | 29,225 million ton-km | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 22,018 million ton-km | 2021 | down 98.2% | volatile |
| 157 | Cameroon | 17,701 million ton-km | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 158 | American Samoa | 11,652 million ton-km | 2014 | — | rising |
| 159 | North Korea | 7,500 million ton-km | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Benin | 6,443 million ton-km | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 161 | Samoa | 5,954 million ton-km | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Malawi | 590.05 million ton-km | 2021 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 163 | Namibia | 290.48 million ton-km | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Albania | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Dominican Republic | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Estonia | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gabon | 0 million ton-km | 2013 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Ghana | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Iraq | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Jamaica | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Monaco | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | — | flat |
| 164 | North Macedonia | 0 million ton-km | 2009 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mali | 0 million ton-km | 2014 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Rwanda | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Sierra Leone | 0 million ton-km | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Somalia | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 164 | Slovakia | 0 million ton-km | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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.