What is the difference in air transport, freight between Malawi and Sierra Leone?

0.0006 million ton-km, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?

35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2012.

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.

Malawi vs Sierra Leone: Air transport, freight

Malawi

0.0006 million ton-km

in 2021

Sierra Leone

0 million ton-km

in 2012

Malawi rank

162nd

Sierra Leone rank

164th

Air transport, freight over time

Malawi
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0006 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.0006 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sierra Leone	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.2 million ton-km	0.84 million ton-km	4.36 million ton-km	Malawi
1980s	0.83 million ton-km	1.48 million ton-km	0.65 million ton-km	Sierra Leone
1990s	2.74 million ton-km	0.5 million ton-km	2.24 million ton-km	Malawi
2000s	1.27 million ton-km	7.75 million ton-km	6.48 million ton-km	Sierra Leone
2010s	0.4601 million ton-km	0 million ton-km	0.4601 million ton-km	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Malawi or Sierra Leone?: Malawi, at 0.0006 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Sierra Leone as of 2021.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 0.0006 million ton-km, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sierra Leone?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2012.
How do Malawi and Sierra Leone rank globally for air transport, freight?: Malawi ranks 162nd and Sierra Leone ranks 164th 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.