What is the difference in air transport, freight between Poland and Sweden?

19.11 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?

49 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.

Poland vs Sweden: Air transport, freight

Poland

343.93 million ton-km

in 2023

Sweden

324.82 million ton-km

in 2023

Poland rank

43rd

Sweden rank

45th

Air transport, freight over time

Poland
Sweden

How they compare

Poland currently reports 343.93 million ton-km against 324.82 million ton-km in Sweden, a difference of 19.11 million ton-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Poland ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 45th of 180 countries.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Poland	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10.12 million ton-km	141.8 million ton-km	131.68 million ton-km	Sweden
1980s	11.22 million ton-km	174.08 million ton-km	162.86 million ton-km	Sweden
1990s	63.42 million ton-km	226.67 million ton-km	163.25 million ton-km	Sweden
2000s	72.21 million ton-km	265.86 million ton-km	193.65 million ton-km	Sweden
2010s	150.79 million ton-km	678.47 million ton-km	527.68 million ton-km	Sweden
2020s	251.96 million ton-km	324.59 million ton-km	72.63 million ton-km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Poland or Sweden?: Poland, at 343.93 million ton-km against 324.82 million ton-km in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Poland and Sweden?: 19.11 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Sweden?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Poland and Sweden rank globally for air transport, freight?: Poland ranks 43rd and Sweden ranks 45th 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.