Afghanistan vs Sao Tome and Principe: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Afghanistan
794,172 million ton-km
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
848,600 million ton-km
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
125th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
123rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sao Tome and Principe
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M125.0M197019962023

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 848,600 million ton-km against 794,172 million ton-km in Afghanistan, a difference of 54,428 million ton-km.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 123rd of 180 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
2000s 7.81 million million ton-km 51,000 million ton-km 7.76 million million ton-km Afghanistan
2010s 24.79 million million ton-km 567,346 million ton-km 24.22 million million ton-km Afghanistan
2020s 8.78 million million ton-km 827,364 million ton-km 7.96 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at 848,600 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
54,428 million ton-km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe?
7 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Afghanistan ranks 125th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 123rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – 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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Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Unit
million ton-km
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 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 tonnes times kilometers traveled.