Greece vs Laos: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Greece
16.02 million million ton-km
in 2023
Laos
11.72 million million ton-km
in 2022
Greece rank
89th
Laos rank
91st

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Greece
  • Laos
050.0M100.0M150.0M197019962023

How they compare

Greece currently reports 16.02 million million ton-km against 11.72 million million ton-km in Laos, a difference of 4.30 million million ton-km.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 89th and Laos ranks 91st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Laos Difference Ahead
1970s 46.26 million million ton-km 380,000 million ton-km 45.88 million million ton-km Greece
1980s 82.55 million million ton-km 130,000 million ton-km 82.42 million million ton-km Greece
1990s 117.67 million million ton-km 990,000 million ton-km 116.68 million million ton-km Greece
2000s 74.51 million million ton-km 2.19 million million ton-km 72.32 million million ton-km Greece
2010s 15.07 million million ton-km 1.04 million million ton-km 14.03 million million ton-km Greece
2020s 18.19 million million ton-km 11.72 million million ton-km 6.47 million million ton-km Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Greece or Laos?
Greece, at 16.02 million million ton-km against 11.72 million million ton-km in Laos as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Greece and Laos?
4.30 million million ton-km, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Laos?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2022.
How do Greece and Laos rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Greece ranks 89th and Laos ranks 91st 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.