Italy vs Spain: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Italy
1.12 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Spain
1.13 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Italy rank
29th
Spain rank
28th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.13 billion million ton-km against 1.12 billion million ton-km in Italy, a difference of 9.89 million million ton-km.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 402.12 million million ton-km | 228.72 million million ton-km | 173.40 million million ton-km | Italy |
| 1980s | 752.86 million million ton-km | 510.15 million million ton-km | 242.71 million million ton-km | Italy |
| 1990s | 1.38 billion million ton-km | 685.43 million million ton-km | 698.10 million million ton-km | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion million ton-km | 1.02 billion million ton-km | 320.76 million million ton-km | Italy |
| 2010s | 1.05 billion million ton-km | 1.11 billion million ton-km | 64.29 million million ton-km | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.21 billion million ton-km | 858.05 million million ton-km | 351.37 million million ton-km | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Italy or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.13 billion million ton-km against 1.12 billion million ton-km in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Italy and Spain?
- 9.89 million million ton-km, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Italy ranks 29th and Spain ranks 28th 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.