What is the difference in air transport, freight between Brazil and IDA total?

4,397 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and IDA total?

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.

Brazil vs IDA total: Air transport, freight

Brazil

1,387 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA total

5,784 million ton-km

in 2023

Brazil rank

24th

IDA total rank

23rd

Air transport, freight over time

Brazil
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 5,784 million ton-km against 1,387 million ton-km in Brazil, a difference of 4,397 million ton-km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 4.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA total ahead.

Brazil ranks 24th and IDA total ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	389.56 million ton-km	408.61 million ton-km	19.05 million ton-km	IDA total
1980s	855.26 million ton-km	993.71 million ton-km	138.45 million ton-km	IDA total
1990s	1,411 million ton-km	1,451 million ton-km	39.95 million ton-km	IDA total
2000s	1,572 million ton-km	1,656 million ton-km	83.34 million ton-km	IDA total
2010s	1,531 million ton-km	2,811 million ton-km	1,280 million ton-km	IDA total
2020s	1,331 million ton-km	5,162 million ton-km	3,831 million ton-km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Brazil or IDA total?: IDA total, at 5,784 million ton-km against 1,387 million ton-km in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Brazil and IDA total?: 4,397 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and IDA total?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Brazil and IDA total rank globally for air transport, freight?: Brazil ranks 24th and IDA total ranks 23rd 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.