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

4,285 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile 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.

Chile vs IDA total: Air transport, freight

Chile

1,499 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA total

5,784 million ton-km

in 2023

Chile rank

22nd

IDA total rank

23rd

Air transport, freight over time

Chile
IDA total

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 5,784 million ton-km against 1,499 million ton-km in Chile, a difference of 4,285 million ton-km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 3.9 times Chile's.

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

Chile ranks 22nd 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	Chile	IDA total	Difference	Ahead
1970s	66.77 million ton-km	408.61 million ton-km	341.84 million ton-km	IDA total
1980s	167.57 million ton-km	993.71 million ton-km	826.14 million ton-km	IDA total
1990s	768.35 million ton-km	1,451 million ton-km	682.17 million ton-km	IDA total
2000s	1,177 million ton-km	1,656 million ton-km	478.16 million ton-km	IDA total
2010s	1,394 million ton-km	2,811 million ton-km	1,416 million ton-km	IDA total
2020s	1,565 million ton-km	5,162 million ton-km	3,598 million ton-km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Chile or IDA total?: IDA total, at 5,784 million ton-km against 1,499 million ton-km in Chile as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Chile and IDA total?: 4,285 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and IDA total?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Chile and IDA total rank globally for air transport, freight?: Chile ranks 22nd 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.