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

127 million ton-km, with Switzerland ahead.

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

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.

Spain vs Switzerland: Air transport, freight

Spain

1,131 million ton-km

in 2023

Switzerland

1,258 million ton-km

in 2023

Spain rank

28th

Switzerland rank

26th

Air transport, freight over time

Spain
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 1,258 million ton-km against 1,131 million ton-km in Spain, a difference of 127 million ton-km.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.

Spain ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Spain	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
1970s	228.72 million ton-km	282.51 million ton-km	53.79 million ton-km	Switzerland
1980s	510.15 million ton-km	625.66 million ton-km	115.51 million ton-km	Switzerland
1990s	685.43 million ton-km	1,428 million ton-km	742.95 million ton-km	Switzerland
2000s	1,019 million ton-km	1,247 million ton-km	227.9 million ton-km	Switzerland
2010s	1,109 million ton-km	1,497 million ton-km	387.32 million ton-km	Switzerland
2020s	858.05 million ton-km	1,161 million ton-km	303.07 million ton-km	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Spain or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 1,258 million ton-km against 1,131 million ton-km in Spain as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Spain and Switzerland?: 127 million ton-km, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for air transport, freight?: Spain ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 26th 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.