Mexico vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled

Mexico
1,091 million ton-km
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4,827 million ton-km
in 2023
Mexico rank
30th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
27th

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled over time

  • Mexico
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4,827 million ton-km against 1,091 million ton-km in Mexico, a difference of 3,736 million ton-km.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.4 times Mexico's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 180 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 75.19 million ton-km 400.22 million ton-km 325.03 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 136.41 million ton-km 904.69 million ton-km 768.28 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 199.45 million ton-km 1,156 million ton-km 956.67 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 421.89 million ton-km 1,774 million ton-km 1,352 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 828.13 million ton-km 2,887 million ton-km 2,059 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 965.77 million ton-km 4,316 million ton-km 3,350 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled, Mexico or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4,827 million ton-km against 1,091 million ton-km in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3,736 million ton-km, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
Mexico ranks 30th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,877 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 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.