What is the difference in air transport, freight between Africa Western and Central and Poland?

276.48 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Poland?

48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

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.

Africa Western and Central vs Poland: Air transport, freight

Africa Western and Central

67.45 million ton-km

in 2023

Poland

343.93 million ton-km

in 2023

Africa Western and Central rank

47th

Poland rank

43rd

Air transport, freight over time

Africa Western and Central
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 343.93 million ton-km against 67.45 million ton-km in Africa Western and Central, a difference of 276.48 million ton-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 5.1 times Africa Western and Central's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Africa Western and Central ahead.

Africa Western and Central ranks 47th and Poland ranks 43rd of 47 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Africa Western and Central averaged higher in 4 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Western and Central	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	135.65 million ton-km	10.12 million ton-km	125.53 million ton-km	Africa Western and Central
1980s	289.85 million ton-km	11.22 million ton-km	278.63 million ton-km	Africa Western and Central
1990s	243.43 million ton-km	63.42 million ton-km	180.01 million ton-km	Africa Western and Central
2000s	161.39 million ton-km	72.21 million ton-km	89.18 million ton-km	Africa Western and Central
2010s	56.91 million ton-km	150.79 million ton-km	93.88 million ton-km	Poland
2020s	49.61 million ton-km	289.09 million ton-km	239.48 million ton-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Africa Western and Central or Poland?: Poland, at 343.93 million ton-km against 67.45 million ton-km in Africa Western and Central as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Africa Western and Central and Poland?: 276.48 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Western and Central and Poland?: 48 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Africa Western and Central and Poland rank globally for air transport, freight?: Africa Western and Central ranks 47th and Poland ranks 43rd of 47 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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.