Lithuania vs Romania: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Lithuania
1.69 million million ton-km
in 2023
Romania
2.34 million million ton-km
in 2023
Lithuania rank
116th
Romania rank
115th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Lithuania
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.34 million million ton-km against 1.69 million million ton-km in Lithuania, a difference of 646,720 million ton-km.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Romania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 116th and Romania ranks 115th of 180 countries.

Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 2.06 million million ton-km 14.22 million million ton-km 12.16 million million ton-km Romania
2000s 1.96 million million ton-km 6.78 million million ton-km 4.82 million million ton-km Romania
2010s 1.50 million million ton-km 4.52 million million ton-km 3.03 million million ton-km Romania
2020s 1.84 million million ton-km 1.98 million million ton-km 146,028 million ton-km Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Lithuania or Romania?
Romania, at 2.34 million million ton-km against 1.69 million million ton-km in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Lithuania and Romania?
646,720 million ton-km, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Romania?
31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Romania rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Lithuania ranks 116th and Romania ranks 115th 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

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.