Algeria vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, freight

Algeria
8.58 million ton-km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million ton-km
in 2023
Algeria rank
96th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Algeria
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040197019962023

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 8.58 million ton-km against 7.12 million ton-km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1.46 million ton-km.

That makes Algeria's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Algeria ahead.

Algeria ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 9.76 million ton-km 6.32 million ton-km 3.44 million ton-km Algeria
1980s 16.51 million ton-km 10.12 million ton-km 6.39 million ton-km Algeria
1990s 19.26 million ton-km 16.42 million ton-km 2.84 million ton-km Algeria
2000s 18.26 million ton-km 21.59 million ton-km 3.33 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2010s 20.7 million ton-km 30.06 million ton-km 9.35 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2020s 11.67 million ton-km 27.47 million ton-km 15.8 million ton-km Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Algeria or Papua New Guinea?
Algeria, at 8.58 million ton-km against 7.12 million ton-km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
1.46 million ton-km, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Algeria and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, freight?
Algeria ranks 96th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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.