Egypt vs Poland: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Egypt
492.65 million million ton-km
in 2023
Poland
343.93 million million ton-km
in 2023
Egypt rank
41st
Poland rank
43rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Egypt
  • Poland
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How they compare

Egypt currently reports 492.65 million million ton-km against 343.93 million million ton-km in Poland, a difference of 148.72 million million ton-km.

That makes Egypt's figure about 1.4 times Poland's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 41st and Poland ranks 43rd of 180 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Poland Difference Ahead
1970s 19.93 million million ton-km 10.12 million million ton-km 9.81 million million ton-km Egypt
1980s 85.87 million million ton-km 11.22 million million ton-km 74.65 million million ton-km Egypt
1990s 178.47 million million ton-km 63.42 million million ton-km 115.05 million million ton-km Egypt
2000s 242.61 million million ton-km 72.97 million million ton-km 169.64 million million ton-km Egypt
2010s 398.85 million million ton-km 150.79 million million ton-km 248.07 million million ton-km Egypt
2020s 508.35 million million ton-km 251.96 million million ton-km 256.39 million million ton-km Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Egypt or Poland?
Egypt, at 492.65 million million ton-km against 343.93 million million ton-km in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Egypt and Poland?
148.72 million million ton-km, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Poland?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Egypt and Poland rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Egypt ranks 41st and Poland ranks 43rd 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.