Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, freight

Congo
4.15 million ton-km
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million ton-km
in 2023
Congo rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
010203040197019962023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.12 million ton-km against 4.15 million ton-km in Congo, a difference of 2.97 million ton-km.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 14.26 million ton-km 6.32 million ton-km 7.94 million ton-km Congo
1980s 19.02 million ton-km 10.12 million ton-km 8.9 million ton-km Congo
1990s 15.73 million ton-km 16.42 million ton-km 0.69 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.91 million ton-km 21.33 million ton-km 16.42 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.15 million ton-km 30.06 million ton-km 26.91 million ton-km Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.12 million ton-km against 4.15 million ton-km in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
2.97 million ton-km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, freight?
Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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
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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.