What is the difference in air transport, freight between Costa Rica and Cuba?

2.02 million ton-km, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?

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.

Costa Rica vs Cuba: Air transport, freight

Costa Rica

7.18 million ton-km

in 2023

Cuba

5.16 million ton-km

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

98th

Cuba rank

101st

Air transport, freight over time

Costa Rica
Cuba

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.18 million ton-km against 5.16 million ton-km in Cuba, a difference of 2.02 million ton-km.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 101st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Cuba in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Cuba	Difference	Ahead
1970s	12.57 million ton-km	10.87 million ton-km	1.7 million ton-km	Costa Rica
1980s	25.57 million ton-km	18.11 million ton-km	7.46 million ton-km	Costa Rica
1990s	51.08 million ton-km	38.25 million ton-km	12.83 million ton-km	Costa Rica
2000s	18.47 million ton-km	36.64 million ton-km	18.17 million ton-km	Cuba
2010s	12.15 million ton-km	19.6 million ton-km	7.45 million ton-km	Cuba
2020s	4.55 million ton-km	11.03 million ton-km	6.48 million ton-km	Cuba

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Costa Rica or Cuba?: Costa Rica, at 7.18 million ton-km against 5.16 million ton-km in Cuba as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Costa Rica and Cuba?: 2.02 million ton-km, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Cuba?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Cuba rank globally for air transport, freight?: Costa Rica ranks 98th and Cuba ranks 101st 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.