Iran vs Panama: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Iran
136.93 million million ton-km
in 2023
Panama
143.67 million million ton-km
in 2023
Iran rank
58th
Panama rank
57th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Iran
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 143.67 million million ton-km against 136.93 million million ton-km in Iran, a difference of 6.74 million million ton-km.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 58th and Panama ranks 57th of 180 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.19 million million ton-km | 4.26 million million ton-km | 32.93 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 1980s | 85.00 million million ton-km | 9.48 million million ton-km | 75.52 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 1990s | 95.22 million million ton-km | 10.99 million million ton-km | 84.23 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 2000s | 102.63 million million ton-km | 27.10 million million ton-km | 75.53 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 2010s | 131.24 million million ton-km | 95.34 million million ton-km | 35.90 million million ton-km | Iran |
| 2020s | 206.66 million million ton-km | 137.70 million million ton-km | 68.97 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, Iran or Panama?
- Panama, at 143.67 million million ton-km against 136.93 million million ton-km in Iran as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Iran and Panama?
- 6.74 million million ton-km, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Panama?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Iran and Panama rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Iran ranks 58th and Panama ranks 57th 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.