What is the difference in air transport, freight between Belgium and Chile?

332 million ton-km, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?

54 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.

Belgium vs Chile: Air transport, freight

Belgium

1,831 million ton-km

in 2023

Chile

1,499 million ton-km

in 2023

Belgium rank

19th

Chile rank

22nd

Air transport, freight over time

Belgium
Chile

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 1,831 million ton-km against 1,499 million ton-km in Chile, a difference of 332 million ton-km.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 19th and Chile ranks 22nd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1970s	284.34 million ton-km	66.77 million ton-km	217.57 million ton-km	Belgium
1980s	531.61 million ton-km	167.57 million ton-km	364.04 million ton-km	Belgium
1990s	539.34 million ton-km	768.35 million ton-km	229.01 million ton-km	Chile
2000s	845.31 million ton-km	1,177 million ton-km	332.17 million ton-km	Chile
2010s	1,403 million ton-km	1,394 million ton-km	8.92 million ton-km	Belgium
2020s	1,653 million ton-km	1,565 million ton-km	87.99 million ton-km	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Belgium or Chile?: Belgium, at 1,831 million ton-km against 1,499 million ton-km in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Belgium and Chile?: 332 million ton-km, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Chile?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Chile rank globally for air transport, freight?: Belgium ranks 19th and Chile ranks 22nd 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: 06 August 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.