Madagascar vs Mozambique: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Madagascar
2.49 million million ton-km
in 2023
Mozambique
3.02 million million ton-km
in 2023
Madagascar rank
112th
Mozambique rank
110th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Madagascar
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 3.02 million million ton-km against 2.49 million million ton-km in Madagascar, a difference of 524,130 million ton-km.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 112th and Mozambique ranks 110th of 180 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Mozambique Difference Ahead
1970s 8.88 million million ton-km 6.50 million million ton-km 2.38 million million ton-km Madagascar
1980s 21.46 million million ton-km 10.43 million million ton-km 11.03 million million ton-km Madagascar
1990s 27.70 million million ton-km 7.69 million million ton-km 20.01 million million ton-km Madagascar
2000s 15.53 million million ton-km 6.16 million million ton-km 9.37 million million ton-km Madagascar
2010s 22.07 million million ton-km 5.43 million million ton-km 16.64 million million ton-km Madagascar
2020s 4.23 million million ton-km 2.79 million million ton-km 1.45 million million ton-km Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Madagascar or Mozambique?
Mozambique, at 3.02 million million ton-km against 2.49 million million ton-km in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Madagascar and Mozambique?
524,130 million ton-km, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Mozambique?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Mozambique rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Madagascar ranks 112th and Mozambique ranks 110th 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

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.