What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Malta and Uruguay?

402,060 million ton-km, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?

40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.

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.

Malta vs Uruguay: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Malta

3.36 million million ton-km

in 2023

Uruguay

3.76 million million ton-km

in 2009

Malta rank

106th

Uruguay rank

104th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

Malta
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3.76 million million ton-km against 3.36 million million ton-km in Malta, a difference of 402,060 million ton-km.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 180 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1970s	2.97 million million ton-km	270,000 million ton-km	2.70 million million ton-km	Malta
1980s	4.18 million million ton-km	2.48 million million ton-km	1.70 million million ton-km	Malta
1990s	9.00 million million ton-km	5.79 million million ton-km	3.21 million million ton-km	Malta
2000s	11.68 million million ton-km	8.80 million million ton-km	2.88 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 Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 3.76 million million ton-km against 3.36 million million ton-km in Malta as of 2009.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Malta and Uruguay?: 402,060 million ton-km, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Uruguay?: 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.
How do Malta and Uruguay rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?: Malta ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 104th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.