North Korea vs Samoa: Air transport, freight

North Korea
0.0075 million ton-km
in 2023
Samoa
0.006 million ton-km
in 2023
North Korea rank
159th
Samoa rank
161st

Air transport, freight over time

  • North Korea
  • Samoa
02468197720002023

How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.0075 million ton-km against 0.006 million ton-km in Samoa, a difference of 0.0015 million ton-km.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was North Korea ahead.

North Korea ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 161st of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, North Korea averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade North Korea Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 2.58 million ton-km 3.05 million ton-km 0.475 million ton-km Samoa
2000s 2.02 million ton-km 1.91 million ton-km 0.113 million ton-km North Korea
2010s 0.3676 million ton-km 0.0089 million ton-km 0.3587 million ton-km North Korea
2020s 0.0072 million ton-km 0.004 million ton-km 0.0031 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 Samoa?
North Korea, at 0.0075 million ton-km against 0.006 million ton-km in Samoa as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between North Korea and Samoa?
0.0015 million ton-km, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North Korea and Samoa?
22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
How do North Korea and Samoa rank globally for air transport, freight?
North Korea ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 161st 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

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.