Benin vs Cameroon: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Benin
6,443 million ton-km
in 2016
Cameroon
17,701 million ton-km
in 2023
Benin rank
160th
Cameroon rank
157th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 17,701 million ton-km against 6,443 million ton-km in Benin, a difference of 11,258 million ton-km.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.7 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Benin ranks 160th and Cameroon ranks 157th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.93 million million ton-km | 6.87 million million ton-km | 4.06 million million ton-km | Benin |
| 1980s | 18.12 million million ton-km | 38.96 million million ton-km | 20.84 million million ton-km | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 15.18 million million ton-km | 29.17 million million ton-km | 13.99 million million ton-km | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 9.82 million million ton-km | 39.45 million million ton-km | 29.64 million million ton-km | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 537,198 million ton-km | 0 million ton-km | 537,198 million ton-km | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Benin or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 17,701 million ton-km against 6,443 million ton-km in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Benin and Cameroon?
- 11,258 million ton-km, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2013.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Benin ranks 160th and Cameroon ranks 157th 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.