What is the difference in air transport, freight between Israel and Portugal?

40.68 million ton-km, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?

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.

Israel vs Portugal: Air transport, freight

Israel

609.66 million ton-km

in 2023

Portugal

568.98 million ton-km

in 2023

Israel rank

38th

Portugal rank

39th

Air transport, freight over time

Israel
Portugal

How they compare

Israel currently reports 609.66 million ton-km against 568.98 million ton-km in Portugal, a difference of 40.68 million ton-km.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.

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

Israel ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 39th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	151.08 million ton-km	78.13 million ton-km	72.95 million ton-km	Israel
1980s	515.15 million ton-km	120.13 million ton-km	395.02 million ton-km	Israel
1990s	982.9 million ton-km	197.56 million ton-km	785.34 million ton-km	Israel
2000s	1,117 million ton-km	258.58 million ton-km	858.64 million ton-km	Israel
2010s	834.31 million ton-km	379.35 million ton-km	454.96 million ton-km	Israel
2020s	703.14 million ton-km	479.17 million ton-km	223.97 million ton-km	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Israel or Portugal?: Israel, at 609.66 million ton-km against 568.98 million ton-km in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Israel and Portugal?: 40.68 million ton-km, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Portugal?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Israel and Portugal rank globally for air transport, freight?: Israel ranks 38th and Portugal ranks 39th 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.