What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Kuwait and Sweden?

6.35 million million ton-km, with Kuwait ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?

49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

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.

Kuwait vs Sweden: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Kuwait

331.17 million million ton-km

in 2023

Sweden

324.82 million million ton-km

in 2023

Kuwait rank

44th

Sweden rank

45th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

Kuwait
Sweden

How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 331.17 million million ton-km against 324.82 million million ton-km in Sweden, a difference of 6.35 million million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sweden ahead.

Kuwait ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 45th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kuwait	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	25.65 million million ton-km	141.80 million million ton-km	116.15 million million ton-km	Sweden
1980s	168.44 million million ton-km	174.08 million million ton-km	5.64 million million ton-km	Sweden
1990s	266.88 million million ton-km	226.67 million million ton-km	40.21 million million ton-km	Kuwait
2000s	234.03 million million ton-km	265.86 million million ton-km	31.83 million million ton-km	Sweden
2010s	290.00 million million ton-km	678.47 million million ton-km	388.47 million million ton-km	Sweden
2020s	228.24 million million ton-km	324.59 million million ton-km	96.35 million million ton-km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Kuwait or Sweden?: Kuwait, at 331.17 million million ton-km against 324.82 million million ton-km in Sweden as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Kuwait and Sweden?: 6.35 million million ton-km, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?: Kuwait ranks 44th and Sweden ranks 45th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.