What is the difference in air transport, freight between Bhutan and Bulgaria?

0.1243 million ton-km, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?

24 years are reported by both, from 2000 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.

Bhutan vs Bulgaria: Air transport, freight

Bhutan

0.5017 million ton-km

in 2023

Bulgaria

0.626 million ton-km

in 2023

Bhutan rank

131st

Bulgaria rank

128th

Air transport, freight over time

Bhutan
Bulgaria

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 0.626 million ton-km against 0.5017 million ton-km in Bhutan, a difference of 0.1243 million ton-km.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Bhutan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bhutan ranks 131st and Bulgaria ranks 128th of 180 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Bulgaria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Bulgaria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2163 million ton-km	2.5 million ton-km	2.29 million ton-km	Bulgaria
2010s	0.5672 million ton-km	1.75 million ton-km	1.18 million ton-km	Bulgaria
2020s	2.18 million ton-km	0.6417 million ton-km	1.54 million ton-km	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Bhutan or Bulgaria?: Bulgaria, at 0.626 million ton-km against 0.5017 million ton-km in Bhutan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Bhutan and Bulgaria?: 0.1243 million ton-km, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Bulgaria?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Bhutan and Bulgaria rank globally for air transport, freight?: Bhutan ranks 131st and Bulgaria ranks 128th 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: 20 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.