Ecuador vs Zambia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Ecuador
120.01 million million ton-km
in 2023
Zambia
104.32 million million ton-km
in 2023
Ecuador rank
61st
Zambia rank
63rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Ecuador
  • Zambia
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019962023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 120.01 million million ton-km against 104.32 million million ton-km in Zambia, a difference of 15.69 million million ton-km.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 63rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s 10.45 million million ton-km 23.76 million million ton-km 13.31 million million ton-km Zambia
1980s 51.20 million million ton-km 26.12 million million ton-km 25.08 million million ton-km Ecuador
1990s 59.71 million million ton-km 12.31 million million ton-km 47.40 million million ton-km Ecuador
2000s 7.20 million million ton-km 77,714 million ton-km 7.12 million million ton-km Ecuador
2010s 86.86 million million ton-km 57.26 million million ton-km 29.60 million million ton-km Ecuador
2020s 36.00 million million ton-km 87.26 million million ton-km 51.26 million million ton-km Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Ecuador or Zambia?
Ecuador, at 120.01 million million ton-km against 104.32 million million ton-km in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Ecuador and Zambia?
15.69 million million ton-km, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Zambia?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Zambia rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Ecuador ranks 61st and Zambia ranks 63rd 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

Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Unit
million ton-km
Source
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.