Madagascar vs Nauru: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Madagascar
2.49 million million ton-km
in 2023
Nauru
2.94 million million ton-km
in 2023
Madagascar rank
112th
Nauru rank
111th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nauru
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How they compare

Nauru currently reports 2.94 million million ton-km against 2.49 million million ton-km in Madagascar, a difference of 453,280 million ton-km.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 112th and Nauru ranks 111th of 180 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Nauru Difference Ahead
2000s 14.27 million million ton-km 2.85 million million ton-km 11.42 million million ton-km Madagascar
2010s 22.07 million million ton-km 7.53 million million ton-km 14.54 million million ton-km Madagascar
2020s 4.23 million million ton-km 3.16 million million ton-km 1.07 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 Nauru?
Nauru, at 2.94 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 Nauru?
453,280 million ton-km, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Nauru?
15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Nauru rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Madagascar ranks 112th and Nauru ranks 111th 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.