Brazil vs Chile: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Brazil
1.39 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Chile
1.50 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Brazil rank
24th
Chile rank
22nd
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1.50 billion million ton-km against 1.39 billion million ton-km in Brazil, a difference of 111.96 million million ton-km.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 24th and Chile ranks 22nd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Chile in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 389.56 million million ton-km | 66.77 million million ton-km | 322.79 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 1980s | 855.26 million million ton-km | 167.57 million million ton-km | 687.69 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.41 billion million ton-km | 768.35 million million ton-km | 642.22 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.57 billion million ton-km | 1.18 billion million ton-km | 394.82 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 2010s | 1.53 billion million ton-km | 1.39 billion million ton-km | 136.07 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 2020s | 1.33 billion million ton-km | 1.56 billion million ton-km | 233.53 million million ton-km | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 1.50 billion million ton-km against 1.39 billion million ton-km in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Brazil and Chile?
- 111.96 million million ton-km, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Chile ranks 22nd 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.