Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km) by Country
As of 2023, World leads globally in air transport, freight (million ton-km) at 213,781.7, followed by United States, China, Qatar. At the lower end, Somalia, Slovenia, Slovakia rank among the lowest. The global median is 16.9 (Nepal). This indicator falls under the "Infrastructure" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 176 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World | 213,781.7 | 2023 |
| 2 |  United States | 42,762.9 | 2023 |
| 3 |  China | 26,170.4 | 2023 |
| 4 |  Qatar | 13,926.6 | 2023 |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | 13,566.2 | 2023 |
| 6 |  Germany | 12,766.5 | 2023 |
| 7 |  South Korea | 12,293.8 | 2023 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong | 8,638.4 | 2023 |
| 9 |  Japan | 8,474 | 2023 |
| 10 |  Türkiye | 8,367.3 | 2023 |
| 11 |  Singapore | 7,604.2 | 2023 |
| 12 |  Luxembourg | 6,873.2 | 2023 |
| 13 |  United Kingdom | 4,413.9 | 2023 |
| 14 |  France | 4,301.7 | 2023 |
| 15 |  Ethiopia | 4,015.5 | 2023 |
| 16 |  Netherlands | 3,285.7 | 2023 |
| 17 |  Canada | 2,036.4 | 2023 |
| 18 |  Colombia | 1,936.5 | 2023 |
| 19 |  Malaysia | 1,910.1 | 2023 |
| 20 |  Belgium | 1,831.5 | 2023 |
| 21 |  India | 1,807 | 2023 |
| 22 |  Thailand | 1,649.9 | 2023 |
| 23 |  Chile | 1,499 | 2023 |
| 24 |  Azerbaijan | 1,434.5 | 2023 |
| 25 |  Brazil | 1,387.1 | 2023 |
| 26 |  Russia | 1,268.8 | 2023 |
| 27 |  Switzerland | 1,257.5 | 2023 |
| 28 |  Australia | 1,188.1 | 2023 |
| 29 |  Spain | 1,130.9 | 2023 |
| 30 |  Italy | 1,121 | 2023 |
| 31 |  Mexico | 1,091.5 | 2023 |
| 32 |  Saudi Arabia | 1,036.8 | 2023 |
| 33 |  Vietnam | 927.9 | 2023 |
| 34 |  Bahrain | 895.4 | 2023 |
| 35 |  Indonesia | 870.5 | 2023 |
| 36 |  Finland | 816.4 | 2023 |
| 37 |  New Zealand | 767.8 | 2023 |
| 38 |  Philippines | 649.2 | 2023 |
| 39 |  Israel | 609.7 | 2023 |
| 40 |  Portugal | 569 | 2023 |
| 41 |  Oman | 542.3 | 2023 |
| 42 |  Egypt | 492.7 | 2023 |
| 43 |  Ireland | 430.5 | 2023 |
| 44 |  Poland | 343.9 | 2023 |
| 45 |  Kuwait | 331.2 | 2023 |
| 46 |  Sweden | 324.8 | 2023 |
| 47 |  Pakistan | 309.5 | 2023 |
| 48 |  Peru | 299.2 | 2023 |
| 49 |  Kenya | 288.6 | 2023 |
| 50 |  Sri Lanka | 278.5 | 2023 |
| 51 |  Austria | 207.8 | 2023 |
| 52 |  Iceland | 191.9 | 2023 |
| 53 |  Norway | 176.6 | 2004 |
| 54 |  Denmark | 174.5 | 2004 |
| 55 |  Mauritius | 170.2 | 2023 |
| 56 |  Fiji | 156.1 | 2023 |
| 57 |  Hungary | 145.1 | 2023 |
| 58 |  Panama | 143.7 | 2023 |
| 59 |  Iran | 136.9 | 2023 |
| 60 |  Argentina | 136.5 | 2023 |
| 61 |  Tajikistan | 131.7 | 2023 |
| 62 |  Ecuador | 120 | 2023 |
| 63 |  Jordan | 110.1 | 2023 |
| 64 |  Zambia | 104.3 | 2023 |
| 65 |  Bangladesh | 98.9 | 2023 |
| 66 |  Uzbekistan | 96.5 | 2023 |
| 67 |  Morocco | 92.6 | 2023 |
| 68 |  Angola | 70.7 | 2023 |
| 69 |  Turkmenistan | 62.7 | 2023 |
| 70 |  Libya | 60.1 | 2023 |
| 71 |  South Africa | 59.7 | 2023 |
| 72 |  Togo | 58.5 | 2023 |
| 73 |  Kazakhstan | 53.1 | 2023 |
| 74 |  Yemen | 49.7 | 2023 |
| 75 |  Guam | 48.6 | 2009 |
| 76 |  Brunei | 45.9 | 2023 |
| 77 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 45.8 | 2023 |
| 78 |  Lebanon | 34.4 | 2023 |
| 79 |  Vanuatu | 30.3 | 2023 |
| 80 |  Maldives | 29.5 | 2023 |
| 81 |  El Salvador | 27.8 | 2023 |
| 82 |  Mongolia | 26.5 | 2023 |
| 83 |  Suriname | 23.6 | 2023 |
| 84 |  Tanzania | 20 | 2023 |
| 85 |  Sudan | 20 | 2023 |
| 86 |  Bolivia | 19.9 | 2023 |
| 87 |  Serbia | 19.3 | 2023 |
| 88 |  Bahamas | 18.6 | 2023 |
| 89 |  Nepal | 16.9 | 2023 |
| 90 |  Greece | 16 | 2023 |
| 91 |  Armenia | 15.7 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Tunisia | 11 | 2023 |
| 93 |  Myanmar | 9.9 | 2023 |
| 94 |  Solomon Islands | 9.1 | 2023 |
| 95 |  Algeria | 8.6 | 2023 |
| 96 |  Macao | 8.5 | 2023 |
| 97 |  Costa Rica | 7.2 | 2023 |
| 98 |  Papua New Guinea | 7.1 | 2023 |
| 99 |  Belarus | 5.6 | 2023 |
| 100 |  Cuba | 5.2 | 2023 |
| 101 |  Zimbabwe | 3.8 | 2023 |
| 102 |  Uruguay | 3.8 | 2009 |
| 103 |  Belize | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 104 |  Malta | 3.4 | 2023 |
| 105 |  Nigeria | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 106 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 3.1 | 2023 |
| 107 |  Mozambique | 3 | 2023 |
| 108 |  Nauru | 2.9 | 2023 |
| 109 |  Madagascar | 2.5 | 2023 |
| 110 |  Cambodia | 2.4 | 2023 |
| 111 |  Latvia | 2.4 | 2023 |
| 112 |  Romania | 2.3 | 2023 |
| 113 |  Lithuania | 1.7 | 2023 |
| 114 |  Syria | 1.6 | 2023 |
| 115 |  Burkina Faso | 1.5 | 2023 |
| 116 |  Seychelles | 1.2 | 2023 |
| 117 |  Honduras | 1.1 | 2023 |
| 118 |  Paraguay | 0.9 | 2023 |
| 119 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 120 |  Equatorial Guinea | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 121 |  Afghanistan | 0.8 | 2023 |
| 122 |  Kyrgyzstan | 0.7 | 2023 |
| 123 |  Bulgaria | 0.6 | 2023 |
| 124 |  Guatemala | 0.5 | 2023 |
| 125 |  Nicaragua | 0.5 | 2000 |
| 126 |  Bhutan | 0.5 | 2023 |
| 127 |  DR Congo | 0.5 | 2023 |
| 128 |  Chad | 0.5 | 2014 |
| 129 |  Marshall Islands | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 130 |  Moldova | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 131 |  Cyprus | 0.4 | 2023 |
| 132 |  Kiribati | 0.3 | 2023 |
| 133 |  Botswana | 0.3 | 2023 |
| 134 |  Niger | 0.3 | 2023 |
| 135 |  Georgia | 0.2 | 2023 |
| 136 |  Croatia | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 137 |  Venezuela | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 138 |  Cabo Verde | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 139 |  Uganda | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 140 |  Haiti | 0.1 | 2023 |
| 141 |  Czechia | 0 | 2023 |
| 142 |  Tonga | 0 | 2004 |
| 143 |  Cameroon | 0 | 2023 |
| 144 |  American Samoa | 0 | 2014 |
| 145 |  North Korea | 0 | 2023 |
| 146 |  Benin | 0 | 2016 |
| 147 |  Samoa | 0 | 2023 |
| 148 |  Guyana | 0 | 2023 |
| 149 |  North Macedonia | 0 | 2009 |
| 150 |  Rwanda | 0 | 2023 |
| 151 |  Ghana | 0 | 2023 |
| 152 |  Monaco | 0 | 2023 |
| 153 |  Albania | 0 | 2023 |
| 154 |  Mali | 0 | 2014 |
| 155 |  Iraq | 0 | 2023 |
| 156 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 |
| 157 |  The Gambia | 0 | 2023 |
| 158 |  Jamaica | 0 | 2019 |
| 159 |  Eswatini | 0 | 2023 |
| 160 |  Estonia | 0 | 2023 |
| 161 |  Gabon | 0 | 2013 |
| 162 |  Eritrea | 0 | 2023 |
| 163 |  Ukraine | 0 | 2023 |
| 164 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 |
| 165 |  Laos | 0 | 2023 |
| 166 |  Republic of the Congo | 0 | 2023 |
| 167 |  Dominican Republic | 0 | 2023 |
| 168 |  Namibia | 0 | 2023 |
| 169 |  Malawi | 0 | 2023 |
| 170 |  Mauritania | 0 | 2023 |
| 171 |  Senegal | 0 | 2023 |
| 172 |  Montenegro | 0 | 2023 |
| 173 |  Sierra Leone | 0 | 2012 |
| 174 |  Slovakia | 0 | 2023 |
| 175 |  Slovenia | 0 | 2023 |
| 176 |  Somalia | 0 | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km) in 2023?
World ranks #1 with air transport, freight (million ton-km) of 213,781.7 as of 2023, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km)?
Somalia ranks last (#176) with 0 as of 2023.
What is the global median for air transport, freight (million ton-km)?
The median value is 16.9 (Nepal, ranked #89 out of 176 countries).
How many countries report data for air transport, freight (million ton-km)?
176 countries have available data for air transport, freight (million ton-km). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does air transport, freight (million ton-km) belong to?
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km) is classified under the "Infrastructure" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.