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

0.62 million ton-km, with Uruguay ahead.

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

40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.

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.

Nigeria vs Uruguay: Air transport, freight

Nigeria

3.14 million ton-km

in 2023

Uruguay

3.76 million ton-km

in 2009

Nigeria rank

107th

Uruguay rank

104th

Air transport, freight over time

Nigeria
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.76 million ton-km against 3.14 million ton-km in Nigeria, a difference of 0.62 million ton-km.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 180 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	5.26 million ton-km	0.27 million ton-km	4.99 million ton-km	Nigeria
1980s	25.91 million ton-km	2.48 million ton-km	23.43 million ton-km	Nigeria
1990s	12.66 million ton-km	5.79 million ton-km	6.87 million ton-km	Nigeria
2000s	8.95 million ton-km	8.8 million ton-km	0.1495 million ton-km	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Nigeria or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3.76 million ton-km against 3.14 million ton-km in Nigeria as of 2009.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Nigeria and Uruguay?: 0.62 million ton-km, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.
How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for air transport, freight?: Nigeria ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 104th 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.