Afghanistan vs Bulgaria: Air transport, freight

Afghanistan
0.7942 million ton-km
in 2023
Bulgaria
0.626 million ton-km
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
125th
Bulgaria rank
128th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Bulgaria
0255075100125197019962023

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0.7942 million ton-km against 0.626 million ton-km in Bulgaria, a difference of 0.1682 million ton-km.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Bulgaria's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Bulgaria ranks 128th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Bulgaria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Bulgaria Difference Ahead
1970s 9.42 million ton-km 6.48 million ton-km 2.94 million ton-km Afghanistan
1980s 14.61 million ton-km 9.26 million ton-km 5.35 million ton-km Afghanistan
1990s 12.94 million ton-km 21.45 million ton-km 8.51 million ton-km Bulgaria
2000s 7.81 million ton-km 5.96 million ton-km 1.86 million ton-km Afghanistan
2010s 58.62 million ton-km 1.75 million ton-km 56.87 million ton-km Afghanistan
2020s 8.78 million ton-km 0.6417 million ton-km 8.14 million ton-km Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Afghanistan or Bulgaria?
Afghanistan, at 0.7942 million ton-km against 0.626 million ton-km in Bulgaria as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
0.1682 million ton-km, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Bulgaria?
45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Bulgaria rank globally for air transport, freight?
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Bulgaria ranks 128th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). 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)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.