Afghanistan vs Paraguay: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Afghanistan
794,172 million ton-km
in 2023
Paraguay
905,000 million ton-km
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
125th
Paraguay rank
122nd
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Afghanistan
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 905,000 million ton-km against 794,172 million ton-km in Afghanistan, a difference of 110,828 million ton-km.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Paraguay ranks 122nd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Paraguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.42 million million ton-km | 1.34 million million ton-km | 8.08 million million ton-km | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 14.61 million million ton-km | 5.67 million million ton-km | 8.94 million million ton-km | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 9.68 million million ton-km | 12.42 million million ton-km | 2.73 million million ton-km | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 7.81 million million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 7.81 million million ton-km | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 58.62 million million ton-km | 1.12 million million ton-km | 57.50 million million ton-km | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 8.78 million million ton-km | 641,250 million ton-km | 8.14 million million ton-km | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Afghanistan or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 905,000 million ton-km against 794,172 million ton-km in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Afghanistan and Paraguay?
- 110,828 million ton-km, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Paraguay?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Paraguay rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Afghanistan ranks 125th and Paraguay ranks 122nd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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 tonnes times kilometers traveled.