Which has higher air transport, freight, Central African Republic or Laos?

Central African Republic, at 16.2 million ton-km against 11.72 million ton-km in Laos as of 1991.

What is the difference in air transport, freight between Central African Republic and Laos?

4.48 million ton-km, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Laos?

22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.

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.

Central African Republic vs Laos: Air transport, freight

Central African Republic

16.2 million ton-km

in 1991

Laos

11.72 million ton-km

in 2022

Central African Republic rank

88th

Laos rank

91st

Air transport, freight over time

Central African Republic
Laos

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 16.2 million ton-km against 11.72 million ton-km in Laos, a difference of 4.48 million ton-km.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Central African Republic has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 88th and Laos ranks 91st of 180 countries.

Central African Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Laos	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.97 million ton-km	0.38 million ton-km	10.59 million ton-km	Central African Republic
1980s	18.22 million ton-km	0.13 million ton-km	18.09 million ton-km	Central African Republic
1990s	17 million ton-km	0.8 million ton-km	16.2 million ton-km	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Central African Republic or Laos?: Central African Republic, at 16.2 million ton-km against 11.72 million ton-km in Laos as of 1991.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Central African Republic and Laos?: 4.48 million ton-km, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Laos?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 1991.
How do Central African Republic and Laos rank globally for air transport, freight?: Central African Republic ranks 88th and Laos ranks 91st 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.