Benin vs North Korea: Air transport, freight

Benin
0.0064 million ton-km
in 2016
North Korea
0.0075 million ton-km
in 2023
Benin rank
160th
North Korea rank
159th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Benin
  • North Korea
05101520197019962023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0075 million ton-km against 0.0064 million ton-km in Benin, a difference of 0.0011 million ton-km.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 160th and North Korea ranks 159th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 4 and North Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin North Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 14.9 million ton-km 1.83 million ton-km 13.07 million ton-km Benin
1980s 18.12 million ton-km 2.44 million ton-km 15.68 million ton-km Benin
1990s 15.18 million ton-km 2.91 million ton-km 12.27 million ton-km Benin
2000s 9.82 million ton-km 1.66 million ton-km 8.16 million ton-km Benin
2010s 0.5021 million ton-km 1.38 million ton-km 0.8794 million ton-km North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Benin or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.0075 million ton-km against 0.0064 million ton-km in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Benin and North Korea?
0.0011 million ton-km, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and North Korea?
32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Benin and North Korea rank globally for air transport, freight?
Benin ranks 160th and North Korea ranks 159th 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.