Latvia vs Madagascar: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Latvia
2.37 million million ton-km
in 2023
Madagascar
2.49 million million ton-km
in 2023
Latvia rank
114th
Madagascar rank
112th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Latvia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 2.49 million million ton-km against 2.37 million million ton-km in Latvia, a difference of 124,110 million ton-km.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Madagascar ahead.
Latvia ranks 114th and Madagascar ranks 112th of 180 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.11 million million ton-km | 27.59 million million ton-km | 26.48 million million ton-km | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 6.51 million million ton-km | 15.53 million million ton-km | 9.02 million million ton-km | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3.86 million million ton-km | 22.07 million million ton-km | 18.21 million million ton-km | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 8.57 million million ton-km | 4.23 million million ton-km | 4.33 million million ton-km | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Latvia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 2.49 million million ton-km against 2.37 million million ton-km in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Latvia and Madagascar?
- 124,110 million ton-km, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Madagascar?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Madagascar rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Latvia ranks 114th and Madagascar ranks 112th 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.