What is the difference in air transport, freight between South Africa and Yemen?

9.94 million ton-km, with South Africa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?

50 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.

South Africa vs Yemen: Air transport, freight

South Africa

59.67 million ton-km

in 2023

Yemen

49.73 million ton-km

in 2023

South Africa rank

70th

Yemen rank

73rd

Air transport, freight over time

South Africa
Yemen

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 59.67 million ton-km against 49.73 million ton-km in Yemen, a difference of 9.94 million ton-km.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.

South Africa ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 73rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
1970s	137.43 million ton-km	0.28 million ton-km	137.15 million ton-km	South Africa
1980s	310.3 million ton-km	6.88 million ton-km	303.42 million ton-km	South Africa
1990s	347.88 million ton-km	11.07 million ton-km	336.81 million ton-km	South Africa
2000s	858.03 million ton-km	44.2 million ton-km	813.82 million ton-km	South Africa
2010s	943.01 million ton-km	0.545 million ton-km	942.47 million ton-km	South Africa
2020s	80.12 million ton-km	14.29 million ton-km	65.84 million ton-km	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, South Africa or Yemen?: South Africa, at 59.67 million ton-km against 49.73 million ton-km in Yemen as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between South Africa and Yemen?: 9.94 million ton-km, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for air transport, freight?: South Africa ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 73rd 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: 03 September 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.