Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Canada
Canada: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled was 2.04 billion million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Canada, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Canada recorded 2.04 billion million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in 2023.
That represents a change of down 34.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Canada peaked at 3.24 billion million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 370.90 million million ton-km, in 1970.
That places Canada 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Canada, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 370.90 million million ton-km | — |
| 1971 | 403.50 million million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1972 | 433.40 million million ton-km | +7.4% |
| 1973 | 484.20 million million ton-km | +11.7% |
| 1974 | 520.30 million million ton-km | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 534.30 million million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 567.70 million million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 1977 | 550.40 million million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 608.60 million million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 670.40 million million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 1980 | 688.60 million million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 713.10 million million ton-km | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 746.60 million million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 1983 | 825.60 million million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1984 | 967.20 million million ton-km | +17.2% |
| 1985 | 989.80 million million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 977.00 million million ton-km | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.01 billion million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.17 billion million ton-km | +16.3% |
| 1989 | 1.31 billion million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 1990 | 1.39 billion million ton-km | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 1.24 billion million ton-km | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 1.25 billion million ton-km | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 1.37 billion million ton-km | +9.6% |
| 1994 | 1.48 billion million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 1995 | 1.64 billion million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 1.78 billion million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 1.96 billion million ton-km | +9.9% |
| 1998 | 1.81 billion million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 1999 | 1.88 billion million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 1.90 billion million ton-km | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.71 billion million ton-km | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1.58 billion million ton-km | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.50 billion million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 1.66 billion million ton-km | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.53 billion million ton-km | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 1.50 billion million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.43 billion million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 1.39 billion million ton-km | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.35 billion million ton-km | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 1.96 billion million ton-km | +45.3% |
| 2011 | 1.98 billion million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.96 billion million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.95 billion million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.08 billion million ton-km | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 2.07 billion million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.25 billion million ton-km | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 2.84 billion million ton-km | +26.5% |
| 2018 | 2.48 billion million ton-km | -12.6% |
| 2019 | 3.11 billion million ton-km | +25.3% |
| 2020 | 2.31 billion million ton-km | -25.8% |
| 2021 | 3.24 billion million ton-km | +40.5% |
| 2022 | 3.10 billion million ton-km | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 2.04 billion million ton-km | -34.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 2.04 billion million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million million ton-km, 7.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 514.37 million million ton-km | 370.90 million million ton-km | 670.40 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 1980s | 939.66 million million ton-km | 688.60 million million ton-km | 1.31 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.58 billion million ton-km | 1.24 billion million ton-km | 1.96 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.55 billion million ton-km | 1.35 billion million ton-km | 1.90 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.27 billion million ton-km | 1.95 billion million ton-km | 3.11 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.67 billion million ton-km | 2.04 billion million ton-km | 3.24 billion million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Canada?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Canada was 2.04 billion million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 billion million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 370.90 million million ton-km in 1970.
- How does Canada rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.