Cuba vs Papua New Guinea: Air transport, freight
Cuba
5.16 million ton-km
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million ton-km
in 2023
Cuba rank
101st
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Air transport, freight over time
- Cuba
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.12 million ton-km against 5.16 million ton-km in Cuba, a difference of 1.96 million ton-km.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.4 times Cuba's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 101st and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.48 million ton-km | 6.32 million ton-km | 5.16 million ton-km | Cuba |
| 1980s | 18.11 million ton-km | 10.12 million ton-km | 7.99 million ton-km | Cuba |
| 1990s | 38.25 million ton-km | 16.42 million ton-km | 21.83 million ton-km | Cuba |
| 2000s | 36.64 million ton-km | 21.59 million ton-km | 15.05 million ton-km | Cuba |
| 2010s | 19.6 million ton-km | 30.06 million ton-km | 10.46 million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.03 million ton-km | 27.47 million ton-km | 16.44 million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, freight, Cuba or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7.12 million ton-km against 5.16 million ton-km in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, freight between Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 1.96 million ton-km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Papua New Guinea?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Papua New Guinea rank globally for air transport, freight?
- Cuba ranks 101st 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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About this data
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.