Malawi vs Samoa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Malawi
590.05 million ton-km
in 2021
Samoa
5,954 million ton-km
in 2023
Malawi rank
162nd
Samoa rank
161st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5,954 million ton-km against 590.05 million ton-km in Malawi, a difference of 5,364 million ton-km.
That makes Samoa's figure about 10.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 161st of 180 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.92 million million ton-km | 3.05 million million ton-km | 125,000 million ton-km | Samoa |
| 2000s | 1.27 million million ton-km | 1.91 million million ton-km | 639,100 million ton-km | Samoa |
| 2010s | 6,309 million ton-km | 8,860 million ton-km | 2,551 million ton-km | Samoa |
| 2020s | 338.15 million ton-km | 3,095 million ton-km | 2,757 million ton-km | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Malawi or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5,954 million ton-km against 590.05 million ton-km in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Malawi and Samoa?
- 5,364 million ton-km, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Malawi ranks 162nd and Samoa ranks 161st 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.