Mauritania vs Samoa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Mauritania
0 million ton-km
in 2019
Samoa
5,954 million ton-km
in 2023
Mauritania rank
164th
Samoa rank
161st

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Mauritania
  • Samoa
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How they compare

Samoa currently reports 5,954 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Mauritania, a difference of 5,954 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Mauritania ahead.

Mauritania ranks 164th and Samoa ranks 161st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Mauritania Samoa Difference Ahead
1990s 14.97 million million ton-km 3.05 million million ton-km 11.93 million million ton-km Mauritania
2000s 2.07 million million ton-km 1.91 million million ton-km 163,800 million ton-km Mauritania
2010s 0 million ton-km 0 million ton-km 0 million ton-km

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Mauritania or Samoa?
Samoa, at 5,954 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Mauritania as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Mauritania and Samoa?
5,954 million ton-km, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2019.
How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Mauritania ranks 164th 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

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.