Least developed countries vs Vietnam: Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

Least developed countries
4,485 million ton-km
in 2023
Vietnam
927.89 million ton-km
in 2023
Least developed countries rank
32nd
Vietnam rank
32nd

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) over time

  • Least developed countries
  • Vietnam
02.0k4.0k6.0k197019962023

How they compare

Least developed countries currently reports 4,485 million ton-km against 927.89 million ton-km in Vietnam, a difference of 3,557 million ton-km.

That makes Least developed countries's figure about 4.8 times Vietnam's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Least developed countries has been ahead every year.

Least developed countries ranks 32nd and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 47 groups.

Least developed countries has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Least developed countries Vietnam Difference Ahead
1970s 199.27 million ton-km 2.47 million ton-km 196.8 million ton-km Least developed countries
1990s 564.02 million ton-km 95.15 million ton-km 468.88 million ton-km Least developed countries
2000s 538.17 million ton-km 209.75 million ton-km 328.41 million ton-km Least developed countries
2010s 1,674 million ton-km 542.78 million ton-km 1,131 million ton-km Least developed countries
2020s 4,170 million ton-km 735.7 million ton-km 3,435 million ton-km Least developed countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Least developed countries or Vietnam?
Least developed countries, at 4,485 million ton-km against 927.89 million ton-km in Vietnam as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Least developed countries and Vietnam?
3,557 million ton-km, with Least developed countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Least developed countries and Vietnam?
31 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
How do Least developed countries and Vietnam rank globally for air transport, freight?
Least developed countries ranks 32nd and Vietnam ranks 32nd of 47 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Least developed countries vs Vietnam: Air transport, freight. Statizoid, drawing on Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/least-developed-countries-un-classification/viet-nam/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/air-transport-freight-million-ton-km/least-developed-countries-un-classification/viet-nam/">Least developed countries vs Vietnam: Air transport, freight</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.