What is the difference in air transport, freight between Saudi Arabia and Spain?

94 million ton-km, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?

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.

Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Air transport, freight

Saudi Arabia

1,037 million ton-km

in 2023

Spain

1,131 million ton-km

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

31st

Spain rank

28th

Air transport, freight over time

Saudi Arabia
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1,131 million ton-km against 1,037 million ton-km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 94 million ton-km.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	62.38 million ton-km	228.72 million ton-km	166.34 million ton-km	Spain
1980s	408.51 million ton-km	510.15 million ton-km	101.64 million ton-km	Spain
1990s	792.13 million ton-km	685.43 million ton-km	106.7 million ton-km	Saudi Arabia
2000s	1,101 million ton-km	1,019 million ton-km	81.48 million ton-km	Saudi Arabia
2010s	1,359 million ton-km	1,109 million ton-km	249.85 million ton-km	Saudi Arabia
2020s	933.87 million ton-km	858.05 million ton-km	75.82 million ton-km	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Saudi Arabia or Spain?: Spain, at 1,131 million ton-km against 1,037 million ton-km in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Saudi Arabia and Spain?: 94 million ton-km, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for air transport, freight?: Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th 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.