Ecuador vs Iran: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Ecuador
120.01 million million ton-km
in 2023
Iran
136.93 million million ton-km
in 2023
Ecuador rank
61st
Iran rank
58th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Ecuador
- Iran
How they compare
Iran currently reports 136.93 million million ton-km against 120.01 million million ton-km in Ecuador, a difference of 16.92 million million ton-km.
That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Ecuador ranks 61st and Iran ranks 58th of 180 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.45 million million ton-km | 37.19 million million ton-km | 26.74 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 1980s | 51.20 million million ton-km | 85.00 million million ton-km | 33.80 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 1990s | 54.28 million million ton-km | 95.22 million million ton-km | 40.94 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 2000s | 6.39 million million ton-km | 102.63 million million ton-km | 96.24 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 2010s | 86.86 million million ton-km | 131.24 million million ton-km | 44.38 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 2020s | 36.00 million million ton-km | 206.66 million million ton-km | 170.66 million million ton-km | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Ecuador or Iran?
- Iran, at 136.93 million million ton-km against 120.01 million million ton-km in Ecuador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Ecuador and Iran?
- 16.92 million million ton-km, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Iran?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Ecuador and Iran rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Ecuador ranks 61st and Iran ranks 58th 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.