Australia vs Brazil: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Australia
1.19 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Brazil
1.39 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Australia rank
27th
Brazil rank
24th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 1.39 billion million ton-km against 1.19 billion million ton-km in Australia, a difference of 198.93 million million ton-km.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 24th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 331.25 million million ton-km | 389.56 million million ton-km | 58.31 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 1980s | 782.52 million million ton-km | 855.26 million million ton-km | 72.74 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.61 billion million ton-km | 1.41 billion million ton-km | 199.44 million million ton-km | Australia |
| 2000s | 2.06 billion million ton-km | 1.57 billion million ton-km | 482.78 million million ton-km | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.21 billion million ton-km | 1.53 billion million ton-km | 683.86 million million ton-km | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.24 billion million ton-km | 1.33 billion million ton-km | 94.81 million million ton-km | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 1.39 billion million ton-km against 1.19 billion million ton-km in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Australia and Brazil?
- 198.93 million million ton-km, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Australia ranks 27th and Brazil ranks 24th 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
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.