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

4,653 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total 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 total vs Spain: Air transport, freight

IDA total

5,784 million ton-km

in 2023

Spain

1,131 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA total rank

23rd

Spain rank

28th

Air transport, freight over time

IDA total
Spain

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 5,784 million ton-km against 1,131 million ton-km in Spain, a difference of 4,653 million ton-km.

That makes IDA total's figure about 5.1 times Spain's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 23rd and Spain ranks 28th of 45 groups.

IDA total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	408.61 million ton-km	228.72 million ton-km	179.89 million ton-km	IDA total
1980s	993.71 million ton-km	510.15 million ton-km	483.56 million ton-km	IDA total
1990s	1,451 million ton-km	685.43 million ton-km	765.09 million ton-km	IDA total
2000s	1,656 million ton-km	1,019 million ton-km	636.25 million ton-km	IDA total
2010s	2,811 million ton-km	1,109 million ton-km	1,701 million ton-km	IDA total
2020s	5,162 million ton-km	858.05 million ton-km	4,304 million ton-km	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, IDA total or Spain?: IDA total, at 5,784 million ton-km against 1,131 million ton-km in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA total and Spain?: 4,653 million ton-km, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Spain?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do IDA total and Spain rank globally for air transport, freight?: IDA total ranks 23rd 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.