Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, freight

Costa Rica
7.18 million ton-km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million ton-km
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
98th
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 7.18 million ton-km against 7.12 million ton-km in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.06 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 16.26 million ton-km 6.32 million ton-km 9.94 million ton-km Costa Rica
1980s 25.57 million ton-km 10.12 million ton-km 15.45 million ton-km Costa Rica
1990s 51.08 million ton-km 16.42 million ton-km 34.66 million ton-km Costa Rica
2000s 18.47 million ton-km 21.59 million ton-km 3.12 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2010s 12.15 million ton-km 30.06 million ton-km 17.91 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2020s 4.55 million ton-km 27.47 million ton-km 22.92 million ton-km Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Costa Rica or Papua New Guinea?
Costa Rica, at 7.18 million ton-km against 7.12 million ton-km in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
0.06 million ton-km, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, freight?
Costa Rica ranks 98th 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
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.