Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled was 8.64 billion million ton-km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong, 1997–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Hong Kong recorded 8.64 billion million ton-km for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 605,393.0% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong peaked at 13.29 billion million ton-km in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1.43 million million ton-km, in 2022.
That places Hong Kong 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.33 billion million ton-km | — |
| 1998 | 4.15 billion million ton-km | +78.5% |
| 1999 | 4.55 billion million ton-km | +9.5% |
| 2000 | 5.11 billion million ton-km | +12.4% |
| 2001 | 5.07 billion million ton-km | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 5.71 billion million ton-km | +12.8% |
| 2003 | 5.78 billion million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.93 billion million ton-km | +19.9% |
| 2005 | 7.76 billion million ton-km | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 8.33 billion million ton-km | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 10.03 billion million ton-km | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 8.99 billion million ton-km | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 13.29 billion million ton-km | +47.9% |
| 2010 | 10.37 billion million ton-km | -22.0% |
| 2011 | 10.05 billion million ton-km | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 9.47 billion million ton-km | -5.8% |
| 2013 | 9.40 billion million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 10.83 billion million ton-km | +15.2% |
| 2015 | 11.29 billion million ton-km | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 11.41 billion million ton-km | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 12.42 billion million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 12.68 billion million ton-km | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 11.74 billion million ton-km | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 8.08 billion million ton-km | -31.1% |
| 2021 | 9.03 billion million ton-km | +11.7% |
| 2022 | 1.43 million million ton-km | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 8.64 billion million ton-km | +605393.2% |
Hong Kong compared with similar countries
- Hong Kong's 8.64 billion million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 266.33 million million ton-km, 32.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Hong Kong's 8.64 billion million ton-km is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.27 million million ton-km, 285.4× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +605393.2% | 1.43 million million ton-km | 8.64 billion million ton-km |
| 2022 | -100.0% | 9.03 billion million ton-km | 1.43 million million ton-km |
| 1998 | +78.5% | 2.33 billion million ton-km | 4.15 billion million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.67 billion million ton-km | 2.33 billion million ton-km | 4.55 billion million ton-km | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.70 billion million ton-km | 5.07 billion million ton-km | 13.29 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.97 billion million ton-km | 9.40 billion million ton-km | 12.68 billion million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.44 billion million ton-km | 1.43 million million ton-km | 9.03 billion million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Hong Kong
More reference data data for Hong Kong
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0072 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.004 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0056 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0052 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1990)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled in Hong Kong was 8.64 billion million ton-km in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 13.29 billion million ton-km in 2009.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.43 million million ton-km in 2022.
- How does Hong Kong rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Hong Kong ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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.