What is the difference in air transport, freight between Malta and Nigeria?

0.22 million ton-km, with Malta ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?

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.

Malta vs Nigeria: Air transport, freight

Malta

3.36 million ton-km

in 2023

Nigeria

3.14 million ton-km

in 2023

Malta rank

106th

Nigeria rank

107th

Air transport, freight over time

Malta
Nigeria

How they compare

Malta currently reports 3.36 million ton-km against 3.14 million ton-km in Nigeria, a difference of 0.22 million ton-km.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Malta ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.97 million ton-km	5.26 million ton-km	2.29 million ton-km	Nigeria
1980s	4.18 million ton-km	25.91 million ton-km	21.73 million ton-km	Nigeria
1990s	9 million ton-km	12.66 million ton-km	3.66 million ton-km	Nigeria
2000s	11.68 million ton-km	8.95 million ton-km	2.73 million ton-km	Malta
2010s	4.56 million ton-km	11.7 million ton-km	7.14 million ton-km	Nigeria
2020s	4.42 million ton-km	2.26 million ton-km	2.16 million ton-km	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Malta or Nigeria?: Malta, at 3.36 million ton-km against 3.14 million ton-km in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Malta and Nigeria?: 0.22 million ton-km, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Malta and Nigeria rank globally for air transport, freight?: Malta ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 107th 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: 06 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.