Air transport freight measured by mil tonne-km rose 6.09% to 1,983 mil tonne-km in Australia in 2017, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, air transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in Australia reached an all time high of 2,938 mil tonne-km in 2010 and an all time low of 220 mil tonne-km in 1972. When compared to Australia's main peers, air transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in Indonesia amounted to 1,056 mil tonne-km, 1,262 mil tonne-km in Malaysia, 1,336 mil tonne-km in New Zealand and 29.2 mil tonne-km in Papua New Guinea in 2017.
Australia has been ranked 20th within the group of 131 countries we follow in terms of air transport freight measured by mil tonne-km, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Air Transport Freight (mil tonne-km) | Unit | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Australia | mil tonne-km | 2,847 | 2,732 | 1,985 | 1,926 | 1,907 | ||||
| Cambodia | mil tonne-km | 0.095 | 0.068 | 1.07 | 1.75 | 2.30 | ||||
| Indonesia | mil tonne-km | 754 | 880 | 768 | 902 | 759 | ||||
| Malaysia | mil tonne-km | 2,193 | 1,944 | 2,162 | 2,193 | 2,006 | ||||
| New Zealand | mil tonne-km | 893 | 975 | 935 | 999 | 1,155 | ||||
| Papua New Guinea | mil tonne-km | 32.2 | 28.5 | 32.7 | 33.4 | 27.4 | ||||
| Philippines | mil tonne-km | 470 | 533 | 326 | 577 | 605 | ||||
| Singapore | mil tonne-km | 7,301 | 6,899 | 6,360 | 6,052 | 6,332 | ||||
| Thailand | mil tonne-km | 2,871 | 2,758 | 2,640 | 2,525 | 2,137 | ||||
| Vietnam | mil tonne-km | 475 | 504 | 497 | 450 | 384 |
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