Brazil vs Thailand: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Brazil
1.39 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Thailand
1.65 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Brazil rank
24th
Thailand rank
21st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 1.65 billion million ton-km against 1.39 billion million ton-km in Brazil, a difference of 262.85 million million ton-km.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 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 Thailand ranks 21st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 389.56 million million ton-km | 79.28 million million ton-km | 310.28 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 1980s | 855.26 million million ton-km | 411.69 million million ton-km | 443.57 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 1990s | 1.41 billion million ton-km | 1.22 billion million ton-km | 187.84 million million ton-km | Brazil |
| 2000s | 1.57 billion million ton-km | 1.98 billion million ton-km | 410.07 million million ton-km | Thailand |
| 2010s | 1.53 billion million ton-km | 2.55 billion million ton-km | 1.02 billion million ton-km | Thailand |
| 2020s | 1.33 billion million ton-km | 1.08 billion million ton-km | 255.17 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, Brazil or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 1.65 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 Thailand?
- 262.85 million million ton-km, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Brazil ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 21st 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.