Which has higher air transport, freight, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4798 million ton-km against 0.4719 million ton-km in Chad as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, freight between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.0079 million ton-km, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?

27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.

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.

Chad vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Air transport, freight

Chad

0.4719 million ton-km

in 2014

Democratic Republic of Congo

0.4798 million ton-km

in 2023

Chad rank

133rd

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

132nd

Air transport, freight over time

Chad
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.4798 million ton-km against 0.4719 million ton-km in Chad, a difference of 0.0079 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Chad ranks 133rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Democratic Republic of Congo in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1970s	11.78 million ton-km	32.77 million ton-km	20.99 million ton-km	Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s	18.39 million ton-km	39.36 million ton-km	20.97 million ton-km	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	16.9 million ton-km	45.25 million ton-km	28.35 million ton-km	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.4515 million ton-km	0.0746 million ton-km	0.3769 million ton-km	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Chad or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.4798 million ton-km against 0.4719 million ton-km in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.0079 million ton-km, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Chad and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for air transport, freight?: Chad ranks 133rd and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 132nd 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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About this data

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: 06 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.