Which has higher air transport, freight, Azerbaijan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 4,829 million ton-km against 1,434 million ton-km in Azerbaijan as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, freight between Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

3,395 million ton-km, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 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.

Azerbaijan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Air transport, freight

Azerbaijan

1,434 million ton-km

in 2023

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

4,829 million ton-km

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

23rd

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank

28th

Air transport, freight over time

Azerbaijan
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 4,829 million ton-km against 1,434 million ton-km in Azerbaijan, a difference of 3,395 million ton-km.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 3.4 times Azerbaijan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th of 180 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	39.67 million ton-km	1,241 million ton-km	1,201 million ton-km	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s	34.96 million ton-km	1,799 million ton-km	1,764 million ton-km	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s	357.94 million ton-km	2,909 million ton-km	2,551 million ton-km	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s	2,373 million ton-km	4,317 million ton-km	1,944 million ton-km	Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Azerbaijan or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 4,829 million ton-km against 1,434 million ton-km in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 3,395 million ton-km, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for air transport, freight?: Azerbaijan ranks 23rd and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 28th 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: 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.