Algeria vs Senegal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Algeria
8.58 million million ton-km
in 2023
Senegal
9.99 million million ton-km
in 2022
Algeria rank
96th
Senegal rank
93rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Algeria
  • Senegal
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How they compare

Senegal currently reports 9.99 million million ton-km against 8.58 million million ton-km in Algeria, a difference of 1.40 million million ton-km.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Algeria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Senegal ahead.

Algeria ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 93rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 4 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s 7.16 million million ton-km 10.98 million million ton-km 3.82 million million ton-km Senegal
1980s 16.51 million million ton-km 18.12 million million ton-km 1.61 million million ton-km Senegal
1990s 19.26 million million ton-km 15.21 million million ton-km 4.05 million million ton-km Algeria
2000s 18.26 million million ton-km 1.96 million million ton-km 16.30 million million ton-km Algeria
2010s 20.70 million million ton-km 2.14 million million ton-km 18.57 million million ton-km Algeria
2020s 12.70 million million ton-km 5.29 million million ton-km 7.41 million million ton-km Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Algeria or Senegal?
Senegal, at 9.99 million million ton-km against 8.58 million million ton-km in Algeria as of 2022.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Algeria and Senegal?
1.40 million million ton-km, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Senegal?
53 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Algeria and Senegal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Algeria ranks 96th and Senegal ranks 93rd 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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About this data

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.