Bolivia vs Suriname: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Bolivia
19.89 million million ton-km
in 2023
Suriname
23.62 million million ton-km
in 2023
Bolivia rank
84th
Suriname rank
81st

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Bolivia
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Suriname currently reports 23.62 million million ton-km against 19.89 million million ton-km in Bolivia, a difference of 3.73 million million ton-km.

That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 84th and Suriname ranks 81st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bolivia averaged higher in 3 and Suriname in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Suriname Difference Ahead
1970s 27.18 million million ton-km 2.05 million million ton-km 25.12 million million ton-km Bolivia
1980s 27.56 million million ton-km 9.81 million million ton-km 17.75 million million ton-km Bolivia
1990s 26.41 million million ton-km 21.61 million million ton-km 4.80 million million ton-km Bolivia
2000s 15.31 million million ton-km 27.75 million million ton-km 12.44 million million ton-km Suriname
2010s 12.29 million million ton-km 26.57 million million ton-km 14.29 million million ton-km Suriname
2020s 19.71 million million ton-km 22.68 million million ton-km 2.97 million million ton-km Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Bolivia or Suriname?
Suriname, at 23.62 million million ton-km against 19.89 million million ton-km in Bolivia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Bolivia and Suriname?
3.73 million million ton-km, with Suriname ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Suriname?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Suriname rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Bolivia ranks 84th and Suriname ranks 81st 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.