Malawi vs Mali: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Malawi
590.05 million ton-km
in 2021
Mali
0 million ton-km
in 2014
Malawi rank
162nd
Mali rank
164th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Malawi
  • Mali
05.0M10.0M15.0M197019952021

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 590.05 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Mali, a difference of 590.05 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mali ahead.

Malawi ranks 162nd and Mali ranks 164th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Mali in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Mali Difference Ahead
1970s 2.93 million million ton-km 1.38 million million ton-km 1.55 million million ton-km Malawi
1980s 871,429 million ton-km 614,286 million ton-km 257,143 million ton-km Malawi
1990s 2.88 million million ton-km 14.75 million million ton-km 11.88 million million ton-km Mali
2000s 799,000 million ton-km 9.82 million million ton-km 9.02 million million ton-km Mali
2010s 278,227 million ton-km 4.82 million million ton-km 4.54 million million ton-km Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Malawi or Mali?
Malawi, at 590.05 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Mali as of 2021.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Malawi and Mali?
590.05 million ton-km, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Mali?
32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2014.
How do Malawi and Mali rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Malawi ranks 162nd and Mali ranks 164th 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.