What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Barbados and Chad?

71,912 million ton-km, with Chad ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Chad?

14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1991.

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.

Barbados vs Chad: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Barbados

400,000 million ton-km

in 1991

Chad

471,912 million ton-km

in 2014

Barbados rank

135th

Chad rank

133rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

Barbados
Chad

How they compare

Chad currently reports 471,912 million ton-km against 400,000 million ton-km in Barbados, a difference of 71,912 million ton-km.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.2 times Barbados's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Chad has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 135th and Chad ranks 133rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Barbados	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1970s	666,667 million ton-km	15.97 million million ton-km	15.30 million million ton-km	Chad
1980s	1.41 million million ton-km	18.31 million million ton-km	16.90 million million ton-km	Chad
1990s	400,000 million ton-km	16.90 million million ton-km	16.50 million million ton-km	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Barbados or Chad?: Chad, at 471,912 million ton-km against 400,000 million ton-km in Barbados as of 2014.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Barbados and Chad?: 71,912 million ton-km, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Chad?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 1991.
How do Barbados and Chad rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?: Barbados ranks 135th and Chad ranks 133rd 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: 18 September 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 tonnes times kilometers traveled.