What is the difference in air transport, freight between Italy and Saudi Arabia?

84 million ton-km, with Italy ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Air transport, freight

Italy

1,121 million ton-km

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

1,037 million ton-km

in 2023

Italy rank

29th

Saudi Arabia rank

31st

Air transport, freight over time

Italy
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Italy currently reports 1,121 million ton-km against 1,037 million ton-km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 84 million ton-km.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	402.12 million ton-km	62.38 million ton-km	339.74 million ton-km	Italy
1980s	752.86 million ton-km	408.51 million ton-km	344.35 million ton-km	Italy
1990s	1,384 million ton-km	792.13 million ton-km	591.4 million ton-km	Italy
2000s	1,340 million ton-km	1,101 million ton-km	239.28 million ton-km	Italy
2010s	1,045 million ton-km	1,359 million ton-km	314.15 million ton-km	Saudi Arabia
2020s	1,209 million ton-km	933.87 million ton-km	275.55 million ton-km	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Italy or Saudi Arabia?: Italy, at 1,121 million ton-km against 1,037 million ton-km in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Italy and Saudi Arabia?: 84 million ton-km, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for air transport, freight?: Italy ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st 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.