Saudi Arabia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, freight

Saudi Arabia
1,037 million ton-km
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
4,827 million ton-km
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
30th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Saudi Arabia
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) currently reports 4,827 million ton-km against 1,037 million ton-km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 3,790 million ton-km.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s figure about 4.7 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th of 180 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Saudi Arabia Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 62.38 million ton-km 400.22 million ton-km 337.84 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1980s 408.51 million ton-km 904.69 million ton-km 496.18 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1990s 792.13 million ton-km 1,156 million ton-km 363.99 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2000s 1,101 million ton-km 1,774 million ton-km 673.26 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2010s 1,359 million ton-km 2,887 million ton-km 1,528 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
2020s 933.87 million ton-km 4,316 million ton-km 3,382 million ton-km Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Saudi Arabia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), at 4,827 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
3,790 million ton-km, with Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, freight?
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 30th 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

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.