What is the difference in air transport, freight between Ethiopia and Euro area?

29,344 million ton-km, with Euro area ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Euro area?

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.

Ethiopia vs Euro area: Air transport, freight

Ethiopia

4,015 million ton-km

in 2023

Euro area

33,359 million ton-km

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

14th

Euro area rank

2nd

Air transport, freight over time

Ethiopia
Euro area

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 33,359 million ton-km against 4,015 million ton-km in Ethiopia, a difference of 29,344 million ton-km.

That makes Euro area's figure about 8.3 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Euro area has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Euro area ranks 2nd of 180 countries.

Euro area has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Euro area	Difference	Ahead
1970s	18.36 million ton-km	3,780 million ton-km	3,762 million ton-km	Euro area
1980s	55.76 million ton-km	8,932 million ton-km	8,876 million ton-km	Euro area
1990s	103.06 million ton-km	17,128 million ton-km	17,025 million ton-km	Euro area
2000s	155.39 million ton-km	27,822 million ton-km	27,666 million ton-km	Euro area
2010s	1,270 million ton-km	28,917 million ton-km	27,647 million ton-km	Euro area
2020s	3,596 million ton-km	32,093 million ton-km	28,497 million ton-km	Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Ethiopia or Euro area?: Euro area, at 33,359 million ton-km against 4,015 million ton-km in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Ethiopia and Euro area?: 29,344 million ton-km, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Euro area?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Euro area rank globally for air transport, freight?: Ethiopia ranks 14th and Euro area ranks 2nd 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.