What is the difference in air transport, freight between Burkina Faso and Romania?

0.87 million ton-km, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Romania?

51 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.

Burkina Faso vs Romania: Air transport, freight

Burkina Faso

1.47 million ton-km

in 2023

Romania

2.34 million ton-km

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

118th

Romania rank

115th

Air transport, freight over time

Burkina Faso
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.34 million ton-km against 1.47 million ton-km in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.87 million ton-km.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.6 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Romania ranks 115th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Romania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.94 million ton-km	9.22 million ton-km	1.72 million ton-km	Burkina Faso
1980s	18.13 million ton-km	10.96 million ton-km	7.17 million ton-km	Burkina Faso
1990s	15.21 million ton-km	14 million ton-km	1.21 million ton-km	Burkina Faso
2000s	2.45 million ton-km	6.97 million ton-km	4.51 million ton-km	Romania
2010s	0.0624 million ton-km	4.52 million ton-km	4.46 million ton-km	Romania
2020s	0.5459 million ton-km	2.23 million ton-km	1.68 million ton-km	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Burkina Faso or Romania?: Romania, at 2.34 million ton-km against 1.47 million ton-km in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Burkina Faso and Romania?: 0.87 million ton-km, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Romania?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Romania rank globally for air transport, freight?: Burkina Faso ranks 118th and Romania ranks 115th 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.