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Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements — Quarterly

quarterly · '000 tonnes · country

Coverage: 1998 Q1–2026 Q1 · 113 approved observations · latest loaded period 2026 Q1

Historical trend

Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements — Quarterly historical observationsOfficially published values by observation period. Values are shown in '000 tonnes; see the accompanying table for exact observations.0351.2702.41,053.61,404.81998 Q12002 Q42007 Q32012 Q22017 Q12021 Q42026 Q1Hong Kong, China · 1998 Q1: 392.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1998 Q2: 420.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1998 Q3: 355.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1998 Q4: 460.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1999 Q1: 407.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1999 Q2: 466.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1999 Q3: 502.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 1999 Q4: 597.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2000 Q1: 493.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2000 Q2: 548.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2000 Q3: 579.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2000 Q4: 619.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2001 Q1: 482.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2001 Q2: 488.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2001 Q3: 512.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2001 Q4: 591.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2002 Q1: 527.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2002 Q2: 600.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2002 Q3: 634.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2002 Q4: 716.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2003 Q1: 594.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2003 Q2: 605.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2003 Q3: 665.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2003 Q4: 776.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2004 Q1: 689.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2004 Q2: 742.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2004 Q3: 788.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2004 Q4: 868.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2005 Q1: 742.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2005 Q2: 836.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2005 Q3: 876 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2005 Q4: 947.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2006 Q1: 813.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2006 Q2: 868.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2006 Q3: 907.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2006 Q4: 990.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2007 Q1: 809 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2007 Q2: 897.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2007 Q3: 980.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2007 Q4: 1,054.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2008 Q1: 876.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2008 Q2: 946.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2008 Q3: 945.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2008 Q4: 858.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2009 Q1: 675.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2009 Q2: 785 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2009 Q3: 891.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2009 Q4: 995.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2010 Q1: 905.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2010 Q2: 1,066.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2010 Q3: 1,055.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2010 Q4: 1,101.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2011 Q1: 944.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2011 Q2: 979.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2011 Q3: 983.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2011 Q4: 1,030 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2012 Q1: 929.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2012 Q2: 994.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2012 Q3: 1,009.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2012 Q4: 1,092.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2013 Q1: 944.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2013 Q2: 1,016.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2013 Q3: 1,024 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2013 Q4: 1,142 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2014 Q1: 994.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2014 Q2: 1,091.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2014 Q3: 1,099.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2014 Q4: 1,191.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2015 Q1: 1,022.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2015 Q2: 1,075.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2015 Q3: 1,091.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2015 Q4: 1,190.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2016 Q1: 986 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2016 Q2: 1,095.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2016 Q3: 1,148.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2016 Q4: 1,290.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2017 Q1: 1,100.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2017 Q2: 1,216.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2017 Q3: 1,262.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2017 Q4: 1,357.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2018 Q1: 1,145.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2018 Q2: 1,264 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2018 Q3: 1,271.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2018 Q4: 1,337.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2019 Q1: 1,084.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2019 Q2: 1,159.9 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2019 Q3: 1,167.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2019 Q4: 1,291.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2020 Q1: 972.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2020 Q2: 1,063.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2020 Q3: 1,119.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2020 Q4: 1,264.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2021 Q1: 1,107.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2021 Q2: 1,180.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2021 Q3: 1,293.4 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2021 Q4: 1,404.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2022 Q1: 1,006.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2022 Q2: 1,095.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2022 Q3: 1,020.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2022 Q4: 1,046.7 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2023 Q1: 942.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2023 Q2: 1,042.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2023 Q3: 1,096.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2023 Q4: 1,216.6 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2024 Q1: 1,122.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2024 Q2: 1,218.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2024 Q3: 1,223.2 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2024 Q4: 1,336.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2025 Q1: 1,158.1 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2025 Q2: 1,227.3 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2025 Q3: 1,257.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2025 Q4: 1,390.5 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China · 2026 Q1: 1,197.8 '000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements reports air cargo discharged (inward), loaded (outward) and the combined total published by the Census and Statistics Department; figures exclude mail. It is not airport terminal 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.

Published step change: Hong Kong, China moved from 355.2 (1998 Q3) to 460.1 (1998 Q4), a 29.5% change. This is the value the official source publishes; DDP Atlas does not smooth, rescale or interpolate it. See the methodology note on published breaks.

Latest snapshot

Latest observation period: 2026 Q1 · '000 tonnes · 1 published locations

Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements — Quarterly: latest snapshot, 2026 Q1Published values for 2026 Q1 in '000 tonnes. Bars start at zero; exact observations are in the table and CSV.Hong Kong, China: 1,197.8 '000 tonnesHong Kong, China1,197.8

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Historical data table

Hong Kong Air Cargo Movements — Quarterly: values and observation periods
GeographyPeriodValueUnit
Hong Kong, China2026 Q11,197.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2025 Q41,390.5'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2025 Q31,257.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2025 Q21,227.3'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2025 Q11,158.1'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2024 Q41,336.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2024 Q31,223.2'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2024 Q21,218.1'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2024 Q11,122.3'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2023 Q41,216.6'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2023 Q31,096.5'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2023 Q21,042.2'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2023 Q1942.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2022 Q41,046.7'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2022 Q31,020.1'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2022 Q21,095.6'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2022 Q11,006.7'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2021 Q41,404.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2021 Q31,293.4'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2021 Q21,180.7'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2021 Q11,107.3'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2020 Q41,264.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2020 Q31,119.6'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2020 Q21,063.4'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2020 Q1972.6'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2019 Q41,291.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2019 Q31,167.5'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2019 Q21,159.9'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2019 Q11,084.4'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2018 Q41,337.3'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2018 Q31,271.5'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2018 Q21,264'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2018 Q11,145.1'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2017 Q41,357.2'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2017 Q31,262.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2017 Q21,216.9'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2017 Q11,100.6'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2016 Q41,290.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2016 Q31,148.5'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2016 Q21,095.8'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2016 Q1986'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2015 Q41,190.1'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2015 Q31,091.5'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2015 Q21,075.7'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2015 Q11,022.9'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2014 Q41,191.7'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2014 Q31,099.3'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2014 Q21,091.1'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2014 Q1994.2'000 tonnes
Hong Kong, China2013 Q41,142'000 tonnes

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Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Table 410-92011 “Inward and outward movements of cargo by air”. Data supplied by the Civil Aviation Department. Accessed through DATA.GOV.HK under the DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions of Use. Retrieved 21 October 2026. Source · DATA.GOV.HK Terms and Conditions of Use

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Air Freight Activity — Million Tonne-Kilometres

annual · million ton-km · country

Coverage: 1970–2023 · 262 approved observations · latest loaded period 2023

Historical trend

Air Freight Activity — Million Tonne-Kilometres historical observationsOfficially published values by observation period. Values are shown in million ton-km; see the accompanying table for exact observations.011,501.1623,002.3234,503.4846,004.651970197919881997200620152023China · 1974: 29.2 million ton-kmChina · 1975: 46.2 million ton-kmChina · 1976: 49 million ton-kmChina · 1977: 60 million ton-kmChina · 1978: 86 million ton-kmChina · 1979: 123 million ton-kmChina · 1980: 120.9 million ton-kmChina · 1981: 155.4 million ton-kmChina · 1982: 184.2 million ton-kmChina · 1983: 216 million ton-kmChina · 1984: 302 million ton-kmChina · 1985: 403 million ton-kmChina · 1986: 467.5 million ton-kmChina · 1987: 647.5 million ton-kmChina · 1988: 731.8 million ton-kmChina · 1989: 683.1 million ton-kmChina · 1990: 818.3 million ton-kmChina · 1991: 1,009.5 million ton-kmChina · 1992: 1,316 million ton-kmChina · 1993: 1,547 million ton-kmChina · 1994: 1,717.2 million ton-kmChina · 1995: 1,501 million ton-kmChina · 1996: 1,688.6 million ton-kmChina · 1997: 2,083.6 million ton-kmChina · 1998: 2,474.2 million ton-kmChina · 1999: 3,295.4 million ton-kmChina · 2000: 3,900.08 million ton-kmChina · 2001: 4,232.31 million ton-kmChina · 2002: 5,013.51 million ton-kmChina · 2003: 5,650.63 million ton-kmChina · 2004: 7,024.25 million ton-kmChina · 2005: 7,579.4 million ton-kmChina · 2006: 7,692.21 million ton-kmChina · 2007: 11,189.54 million ton-kmChina · 2008: 11,386.06 million ton-kmChina · 2009: 11,976.44 million ton-kmChina · 2010: 17,193.88 million ton-kmChina · 2011: 16,764.87 million ton-kmChina · 2012: 15,568.75 million ton-kmChina · 2013: 16,053.73 million ton-kmChina · 2014: 17,822.58 million ton-kmChina · 2015: 19,805.63 million ton-kmChina · 2016: 21,304.59 million ton-kmChina · 2017: 23,323.61 million ton-kmChina · 2018: 25,256.21 million ton-kmChina · 2019: 25,394.59 million ton-kmChina · 2020: 19,264.24 million ton-kmChina · 2021: 20,961.21 million ton-kmChina · 2022: 18,964.44 million ton-kmChina · 2023: 26,170.37 million ton-kmUnited States · 1970: 5,151.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 1971: 5,540.8 million ton-kmUnited States · 1972: 6,283 million ton-kmUnited States · 1973: 7,060.1 million ton-kmUnited States · 1974: 7,255.4 million ton-kmUnited States · 1975: 6,999.6 million ton-kmUnited States · 1976: 7,438.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 1977: 7,920.6 million ton-kmUnited States · 1978: 8,406.8 million ton-kmUnited States · 1979: 8,658.1 million ton-kmUnited States · 1980: 8,615.4 million ton-kmUnited States · 1981: 8,606.9 million ton-kmUnited States · 1982: 8,295.8 million ton-kmUnited States · 1983: 9,284.5 million ton-kmUnited States · 1984: 10,293.1 million ton-kmUnited States · 1985: 9,672.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 1986: 10,619 million ton-kmUnited States · 1987: 12,023.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 1988: 13,875.6 million ton-kmUnited States · 1989: 14,651 million ton-kmUnited States · 1990: 14,791.4 million ton-kmUnited States · 1991: 14,486.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 1992: 15,617.6 million ton-kmUnited States · 1993: 16,343 million ton-kmUnited States · 1994: 19,083.8 million ton-kmUnited States · 1995: 19,622.9 million ton-kmUnited States · 1996: 21,676.4 million ton-kmUnited States · 1997: 25,478.8 million ton-kmUnited States · 1998: 25,757.9 million ton-kmUnited States · 1999: 27,292.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 2000: 30,171.98 million ton-kmUnited States · 2001: 27,924.57 million ton-kmUnited States · 2002: 29,554.68 million ton-kmUnited States · 2003: 34,205.55 million ton-kmUnited States · 2004: 37,450.12 million ton-kmUnited States · 2005: 37,357.64 million ton-kmUnited States · 2006: 39,881.9 million ton-kmUnited States · 2007: 40,617.74 million ton-kmUnited States · 2008: 39,313.6 million ton-kmUnited States · 2009: 35,097.67 million ton-kmUnited States · 2010: 39,353.26 million ton-kmUnited States · 2011: 39,621.91 million ton-kmUnited States · 2012: 39,111.34 million ton-kmUnited States · 2013: 37,113.56 million ton-kmUnited States · 2014: 38,225.2 million ton-kmUnited States · 2015: 37,866.22 million ton-kmUnited States · 2016: 38,657.92 million ton-kmUnited States · 2017: 41,591.55 million ton-kmUnited States · 2018: 42,985.3 million ton-kmUnited States · 2019: 42,498.26 million ton-kmUnited States · 2020: 40,793.09 million ton-kmUnited States · 2021: 46,004.65 million ton-kmUnited States · 2022: 45,972.79 million ton-kmUnited States · 2023: 42,762.86 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1970: 516.9 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1971: 564.9 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1972: 714.1 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1973: 843.9 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1974: 847.3 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1975: 797.7 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1976: 866.4 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1977: 984.1 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1978: 1,153.2 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1979: 1,263.9 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1980: 1,428.4 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1981: 1,579 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1982: 1,511.4 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1983: 1,729.8 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1984: 2,193.4 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1985: 2,299.1 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1986: 2,547.3 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1987: 2,862.5 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1988: 3,134.3 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1989: 3,447.2 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1990: 3,825.4 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1991: 4,023.4 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1992: 4,639.2 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1993: 5,405 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1994: 6,405.2 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1995: 6,830.6 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1996: 7,618.1 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1997: 6,450.6 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1998: 4,663.5 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 1999: 4,925.2 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2000: 5,160.87 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2001: 4,548.55 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2002: 4,940.53 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2003: 5,159.7 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2004: 5,698.49 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2005: 5,998.43 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2006: 6,215.32 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2007: 6,154.45 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2008: 6,283.83 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2009: 6,615.13 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2010: 6,082.74 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2011: 6,280.25 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2012: 6,243.54 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2013: 6,031.57 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2014: 5,974.83 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2015: 5,423.17 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2016: 5,512.67 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2017: 5,915.64 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2018: 6,198.37 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2019: 5,851.19 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2020: 3,667.47 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2021: 4,097.09 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2022: 4,019.83 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom · 2023: 4,413.9 million ton-kmGermany · 1970: 484.5 million ton-kmGermany · 1971: 532.9 million ton-kmGermany · 1972: 656.6 million ton-kmGermany · 1973: 826.8 million ton-kmGermany · 1974: 941 million ton-kmGermany · 1975: 920.7 million ton-kmGermany · 1976: 1,040.5 million ton-kmGermany · 1977: 1,204.2 million ton-kmGermany · 1978: 1,344.8 million ton-kmGermany · 1979: 1,513.5 million ton-kmGermany · 1980: 1,506 million ton-kmGermany · 1981: 1,495.2 million ton-kmGermany · 1982: 1,592.1 million ton-kmGermany · 1983: 1,941 million ton-kmGermany · 1984: 2,235.5 million ton-kmGermany · 1985: 2,378.5 million ton-kmGermany · 1986: 2,826.9 million ton-kmGermany · 1987: 3,247.7 million ton-kmGermany · 1988: 3,470 million ton-kmGermany · 1989: 3,840.3 million ton-kmGermany · 1990: 3,994.2 million ton-kmGermany · 1991: 4,108.7 million ton-kmGermany · 1992: 4,287.5 million ton-kmGermany · 1993: 4,639.9 million ton-kmGermany · 1994: 5,373.3 million ton-kmGermany · 1995: 5,835.9 million ton-kmGermany · 1996: 6,036.3 million ton-kmGermany · 1997: 6,183.9 million ton-kmGermany · 1998: 6,233.8 million ton-kmGermany · 1999: 6,610.7 million ton-kmGermany · 2000: 7,127.71 million ton-kmGermany · 2001: 7,026.25 million ton-kmGermany · 2002: 7,195.8 million ton-kmGermany · 2003: 7,295.67 million ton-kmGermany · 2004: 8,065.6 million ton-kmGermany · 2005: 7,722.13 million ton-kmGermany · 2006: 8,133.99 million ton-kmGermany · 2007: 8,528.96 million ton-kmGermany · 2008: 8,352.88 million ton-kmGermany · 2009: 10,187.72 million ton-kmGermany · 2010: 7,487.48 million ton-kmGermany · 2011: 7,716.76 million ton-kmGermany · 2012: 7,236.98 million ton-kmGermany · 2013: 7,335.7 million ton-kmGermany · 2014: 7,184.15 million ton-kmGermany · 2015: 6,986.41 million ton-kmGermany · 2016: 6,942.71 million ton-kmGermany · 2017: 7,901.65 million ton-kmGermany · 2018: 7,969.86 million ton-kmGermany · 2019: 7,763.62 million ton-kmGermany · 2020: 9,166.37 million ton-kmGermany · 2021: 11,533.05 million ton-kmGermany · 2022: 12,857.22 million ton-kmGermany · 2023: 12,766.53 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1974: 2.2 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1975: 4 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1976: 6.8 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1977: 8.2 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1978: 9.6 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1979: 14 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1980: 26.2 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1981: 21.4 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1982: 21.6 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1983: 23.8 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1984: 30.7 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1985: 32.6 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1986: 48.6 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1987: 68.1 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1988: 96.2 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1989: 117.8 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1990: 145.1 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1991: 184.4 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1992: 267 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1993: 365.4 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1994: 465.9 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1995: 557.2 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1996: 651.3 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1997: 809.4 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1998: 902 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 1999: 1,129.7 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2000: 1,456.35 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2001: 1,631.16 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2002: 2,079.34 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2003: 2,772.74 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2004: 3,733.66 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2005: 4,641.93 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2006: 5,735.78 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2007: 6,538.02 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2008: 9,289.48 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2009: 8,959.6 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2010: 9,774.15 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2011: 10,434.85 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2012: 12,032.54 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2013: 14,082.25 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2014: 15,527.19 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2015: 15,962.69 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2016: 16,138.87 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2017: 16,616.24 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2018: 15,962.9 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2019: 14,765.6 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2020: 12,171.56 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2021: 15,300.73 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2022: 12,994.52 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates · 2023: 13,566.16 million ton-km
ChinaUnited StatesUnited KingdomGermanyUnited Arab Emirates

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.

Published step change: United Arab Emirates moved from 14 (1979) to 26.2 (1980), a 87.1% change. This is the value the official source publishes; DDP Atlas does not smooth, rescale or interpolate it. See the methodology note on published breaks.

Latest snapshot

Latest observation period: 2023 · million ton-km · 5 published locations

Air Freight Activity — Million Tonne-Kilometres: latest snapshot, 2023Published values for 2023 in million ton-km. Bars start at zero; exact observations are in the table and CSV.United States: 42,762.86 million ton-kmUnited States42,762.86China: 26,170.37 million ton-kmChina26,170.37United Arab Emirates: 13,566.16 million ton-kmUnited Arab Emirates13,566.16Germany: 12,766.53 million ton-kmGermany12,766.53United Kingdom: 4,413.9 million ton-kmUnited Kingdom4,413.9

Citable facts

Historical data table

Air Freight Activity — Million Tonne-Kilometres: values and observation periods
GeographyPeriodValueUnit
China202326,170.372million ton-km
Germany202312,766.529million ton-km
United Arab Emirates202313,566.159million ton-km
United Kingdom20234,413.895million ton-km
United States202342,762.859million ton-km
China202218,964.444million ton-km
Germany202212,857.218million ton-km
United Arab Emirates202212,994.521million ton-km
United Kingdom20224,019.826million ton-km
United States202245,972.789million ton-km
China202120,961.212million ton-km
Germany202111,533.049million ton-km
United Arab Emirates202115,300.729million ton-km
United Kingdom20214,097.09million ton-km
United States202146,004.646million ton-km
China202019,264.244million ton-km
Germany20209,166.371million ton-km
United Arab Emirates202012,171.557million ton-km
United Kingdom20203,667.467million ton-km
United States202040,793.095million ton-km
China201925,394.588million ton-km
Germany20197,763.619million ton-km
United Arab Emirates201914,765.6million ton-km
United Kingdom20195,851.19million ton-km
United States201942,498.263million ton-km
China201825,256.207million ton-km
Germany20187,969.864million ton-km
United Arab Emirates201815,962.904million ton-km
United Kingdom20186,198.37million ton-km
United States201842,985.3million ton-km
China201723,323.615million ton-km
Germany20177,901.652million ton-km
United Arab Emirates201716,616.245million ton-km
United Kingdom20175,915.641million ton-km
United States201741,591.552million ton-km
China201621,304.585million ton-km
Germany20166,942.706million ton-km
United Arab Emirates201616,138.874million ton-km
United Kingdom20165,512.673million ton-km
United States201638,657.919million ton-km
China201519,805.63million ton-km
Germany20156,986.405million ton-km
United Arab Emirates201515,962.692million ton-km
United Kingdom20155,423.173million ton-km
United States201537,866.225million ton-km
China201417,822.581million ton-km
Germany20147,184.146million ton-km
United Arab Emirates201415,527.193million ton-km
United Kingdom20145,974.825million ton-km
United States201438,225.196million ton-km

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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

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