What is the difference in air transport, freight between North Korea and Malawi?

0.0069 million ton-km, with North Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?

45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.

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.

North Korea vs Malawi: Air transport, freight

North Korea

0.0075 million ton-km

in 2023

Malawi

0.0006 million ton-km

in 2021

North Korea rank

159th

Malawi rank

162nd

Air transport, freight over time

North Korea
Malawi

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0075 million ton-km against 0.0006 million ton-km in Malawi, a difference of 0.0069 million ton-km.

That makes North Korea's figure about 12.7 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

North Korea ranks 159th and Malawi ranks 162nd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 5 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North Korea	Malawi	Difference	Ahead
1970s	1.83 million ton-km	6.03 million ton-km	4.2 million ton-km	Malawi
1980s	2.44 million ton-km	0.83 million ton-km	1.61 million ton-km	North Korea
1990s	2.91 million ton-km	2.53 million ton-km	0.38 million ton-km	North Korea
2000s	2.02 million ton-km	1.27 million ton-km	0.7521 million ton-km	North Korea
2010s	1.09 million ton-km	0.1428 million ton-km	0.9471 million ton-km	North Korea
2020s	0.007 million ton-km	0.0003 million ton-km	0.0067 million ton-km	North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, North Korea or Malawi?: North Korea, at 0.0075 million ton-km against 0.0006 million ton-km in Malawi as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between North Korea and Malawi?: 0.0069 million ton-km, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Malawi?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2021.
How do North Korea and Malawi rank globally for air transport, freight?: North Korea ranks 159th and Malawi ranks 162nd 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.