Malta vs Nigeria: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Malta
3.36 million million ton-km
in 2023
Nigeria
3.14 million million ton-km
in 2023
Malta rank
106th
Nigeria rank
107th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Malta
- Nigeria
How they compare
Malta currently reports 3.36 million million ton-km against 3.14 million million ton-km in Nigeria, a difference of 214,150 million ton-km.
That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Malta ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.97 million million ton-km | 5.26 million million ton-km | 2.29 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 4.18 million million ton-km | 25.91 million million ton-km | 21.73 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9.00 million million ton-km | 12.66 million million ton-km | 3.66 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 11.68 million million ton-km | 8.95 million million ton-km | 2.73 million million ton-km | Malta |
| 2010s | 4.56 million million ton-km | 11.70 million million ton-km | 7.14 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.42 million million ton-km | 2.26 million million ton-km | 2.16 million million ton-km | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Malta or Nigeria?
- Malta, at 3.36 million million ton-km against 3.14 million million ton-km in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Malta and Nigeria?
- 214,150 million ton-km, with Malta ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nigeria?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Malta and Nigeria rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Malta ranks 106th and Nigeria ranks 107th 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.