Chile vs Latin America & Caribbean: Air transport, freight

Chile
1,499 million ton-km
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean
6,768 million ton-km
in 2023
Chile rank
22nd
Latin America & Caribbean rank
23rd

Air transport, freight over time

  • Chile
  • Latin America & Caribbean
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k197019962023

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 6,768 million ton-km against 1,499 million ton-km in Chile, a difference of 5,269 million ton-km.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 4.5 times Chile's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Chile ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 66.77 million ton-km 981.45 million ton-km 914.68 million ton-km Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 167.57 million ton-km 2,069 million ton-km 1,901 million ton-km Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 768.35 million ton-km 3,618 million ton-km 2,849 million ton-km Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 1,177 million ton-km 4,733 million ton-km 3,556 million ton-km Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 1,394 million ton-km 5,766 million ton-km 4,371 million ton-km Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 1,565 million ton-km 6,211 million ton-km 4,646 million ton-km Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Chile or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 6,768 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
5,269 million ton-km, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Latin America & Caribbean?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Chile and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for air transport, freight?
Chile ranks 22nd and Latin America & Caribbean 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Chile vs Latin America & Caribbean: Air transport, freight. Statizoid, drawing on Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/chile/latin-america-and-caribbean/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/chile/latin-america-and-caribbean/">Chile vs Latin America & Caribbean: Air transport, freight</a> — Statizoid

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

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.