What is the difference in air transport, freight between Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?

72.76 million ton-km, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?

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.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Portugal: Air transport, freight

Central Europe and the Baltics

496.22 million ton-km

in 2023

Portugal

568.98 million ton-km

in 2023

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

43rd

Portugal rank

39th

Air transport, freight over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 568.98 million ton-km against 496.22 million ton-km in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 72.76 million ton-km.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 39th of 47 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	46.06 million ton-km	78.13 million ton-km	32.07 million ton-km	Portugal
1980s	54.77 million ton-km	120.13 million ton-km	65.36 million ton-km	Portugal
1990s	151.2 million ton-km	197.56 million ton-km	46.36 million ton-km	Portugal
2000s	165.26 million ton-km	258.58 million ton-km	93.32 million ton-km	Portugal
2010s	189.29 million ton-km	379.35 million ton-km	190.06 million ton-km	Portugal
2020s	335.43 million ton-km	479.17 million ton-km	143.74 million ton-km	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Central Europe and the Baltics or Portugal?: Portugal, at 568.98 million ton-km against 496.22 million ton-km in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?: 72.76 million ton-km, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Portugal rank globally for air transport, freight?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 43rd and Portugal ranks 39th of 47 groups.
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.