Kuwait vs Pakistan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Kuwait
331.17 million million ton-km
in 2023
Pakistan
309.51 million million ton-km
in 2023
Kuwait rank
44th
Pakistan rank
46th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Kuwait
- Pakistan
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 331.17 million million ton-km against 309.51 million million ton-km in Pakistan, a difference of 21.66 million million ton-km.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Pakistan ahead.
Kuwait ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 46th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Pakistan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.65 million million ton-km | 118.65 million million ton-km | 93.00 million million ton-km | Pakistan |
| 1980s | 168.44 million million ton-km | 297.34 million million ton-km | 128.90 million million ton-km | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 266.88 million million ton-km | 407.19 million million ton-km | 140.31 million million ton-km | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 247.83 million million ton-km | 357.95 million million ton-km | 110.13 million million ton-km | Pakistan |
| 2010s | 290.00 million million ton-km | 239.78 million million ton-km | 50.22 million million ton-km | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 228.24 million million ton-km | 144.08 million million ton-km | 84.16 million million ton-km | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Kuwait or Pakistan?
- Kuwait, at 331.17 million million ton-km against 309.51 million million ton-km in Pakistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 21.66 million million ton-km, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Pakistan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Pakistan rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Kuwait ranks 44th and Pakistan ranks 46th 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.