What is the difference in air transport, freight between Ecuador and Zambia?

15.69 million ton-km, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?

49 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.

Ecuador vs Zambia: Air transport, freight

Ecuador

120.01 million ton-km

in 2023

Zambia

104.32 million ton-km

in 2023

Ecuador rank

61st

Zambia rank

63rd

Air transport, freight over time

Ecuador
Zambia

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 120.01 million ton-km against 104.32 million ton-km in Zambia, a difference of 15.69 million ton-km.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 63rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.45 million ton-km	23.76 million ton-km	13.31 million ton-km	Zambia
1980s	51.2 million ton-km	26.12 million ton-km	25.08 million ton-km	Ecuador
1990s	59.71 million ton-km	12.31 million ton-km	47.4 million ton-km	Ecuador
2000s	7.2 million ton-km	0.0777 million ton-km	7.12 million ton-km	Ecuador
2010s	86.86 million ton-km	57.26 million ton-km	29.6 million ton-km	Ecuador
2020s	36 million ton-km	87.26 million ton-km	51.26 million ton-km	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Ecuador or Zambia?: Ecuador, at 120.01 million ton-km against 104.32 million ton-km in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Ecuador and Zambia?: 15.69 million ton-km, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for air transport, freight?: Ecuador ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 63rd 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.