Chile vs India: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Chile
1.50 billion million ton-km
in 2023
India
1.81 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Chile rank
22nd
India rank
20th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Chile
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 1.81 billion million ton-km against 1.50 billion million ton-km in Chile, a difference of 307.95 million million ton-km.
That makes India's figure about 1.2 times Chile's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
Chile ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and India in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.77 million million ton-km | 199.02 million million ton-km | 132.25 million million ton-km | India |
| 1980s | 167.57 million million ton-km | 519.59 million million ton-km | 352.02 million million ton-km | India |
| 1990s | 768.35 million million ton-km | 533.08 million million ton-km | 235.27 million million ton-km | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.18 billion million ton-km | 795.11 million million ton-km | 382.38 million million ton-km | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.39 billion million ton-km | 1.93 billion million ton-km | 533.00 million million ton-km | India |
| 2020s | 1.56 billion million ton-km | 1.26 billion million ton-km | 301.80 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, Chile or India?
- India, at 1.81 billion million ton-km against 1.50 billion million ton-km in Chile as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Chile and India?
- 307.95 million million ton-km, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and India?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Chile and India rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Chile ranks 22nd and India ranks 20th 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.