What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA only and Spain?

3,758 million ton-km, with IDA only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Spain?

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.

IDA only vs Spain: Air transport, freight

IDA only

4,889 million ton-km

in 2023

Spain

1,131 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA only rank

25th

Spain rank

28th

Air transport, freight over time

IDA only
Spain

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 4,889 million ton-km against 1,131 million ton-km in Spain, a difference of 3,758 million ton-km.

That makes IDA only's figure about 4.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA only ahead.

IDA only ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 45 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, IDA only averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	235.15 million ton-km	228.72 million ton-km	6.43 million ton-km	IDA only
1980s	504.54 million ton-km	510.15 million ton-km	5.61 million ton-km	Spain
1990s	690.46 million ton-km	685.43 million ton-km	5.03 million ton-km	IDA only
2000s	797.33 million ton-km	1,019 million ton-km	222.06 million ton-km	Spain
2010s	2,015 million ton-km	1,109 million ton-km	905.11 million ton-km	IDA only
2020s	4,521 million ton-km	858.05 million ton-km	3,663 million ton-km	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, IDA only or Spain?: IDA only, at 4,889 million ton-km against 1,131 million ton-km in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA only and Spain?: 3,758 million ton-km, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Spain?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA only and Spain rank globally for air transport, freight?: IDA only ranks 25th and Spain ranks 28th of 45 groups.
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.