Air Freight Activity — Million Tonne-Kilometres
Coverage: 1970–2023 · 262 approved observations · latest loaded period 2023
Historical trend
2023 · million ton-km · Published values by location
This indicator measures air freight activity in million tonne-kilometres for registered carriers. It is not airport cargo throughput, freight pricing or transit time. Observation periods are shown as published; country, port and airport totals remain separate statistical geographies.
Absolute published values, shown exactly as released — no rebasing, smoothing or interpolation. This view opens on the latest 10 years; use 5Y, 10Y or All history above to change the window. Default series: China, United States, United Kingdom, Germany and the United Arab Emirates — add or remove markets under Compare markets.
Latest snapshot
Latest observation period: 2023 · million ton-km · 5 published locations
Citable facts
Historical data table
| Geography | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2023 | 26,170.372 | million ton-km |
| Germany | 2023 | 12,766.529 | million ton-km |
| United Arab Emirates | 2023 | 13,566.159 | million ton-km |
| United Kingdom | 2023 | 4,413.895 | million ton-km |
| United States | 2023 | 42,762.859 | million ton-km |
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1 (Air transport, freight). Licensed under CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 21 October 2026. Source · CC BY 4.0
DDP Atlas retrieved this source on 21 Oct 2026. Values are reproduced without numeric transformation.
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