Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Congo
4.15 million million ton-km
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million million ton-km
in 2023
Congo rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
99th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Congo
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.12 million million ton-km against 4.15 million million ton-km in Congo, a difference of 2.97 million million ton-km.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Congo's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.
Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Congo | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.26 million million ton-km | 6.32 million million ton-km | 7.94 million million ton-km | Congo |
| 1980s | 19.02 million million ton-km | 10.12 million million ton-km | 8.90 million million ton-km | Congo |
| 1990s | 15.73 million million ton-km | 16.42 million million ton-km | 690,000 million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 4.91 million million ton-km | 21.33 million million ton-km | 16.42 million million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 3.15 million million ton-km | 30.06 million million ton-km | 26.91 million million ton-km | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 7.12 million million ton-km against 4.15 million million ton-km in Congo as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.97 million million ton-km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
- How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th 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.