Mexico vs Saudi Arabia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Mexico
1.09 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
1.04 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Mexico rank
30th
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Mexico
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1.09 billion million ton-km against 1.04 billion million ton-km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 54.69 million million ton-km.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 75.19 million million ton-km | 62.38 million million ton-km | 12.81 million million ton-km | Mexico |
| 1980s | 136.41 million million ton-km | 408.51 million million ton-km | 272.10 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 199.45 million million ton-km | 792.13 million million ton-km | 592.68 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 421.89 million million ton-km | 1.10 billion million ton-km | 678.98 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 828.13 million million ton-km | 1.36 billion million ton-km | 531.13 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 965.77 million million ton-km | 933.87 million million ton-km | 31.90 million million ton-km | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Mexico or Saudi Arabia?
- Mexico, at 1.09 billion million ton-km against 1.04 billion million ton-km in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 54.69 million million ton-km, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saudi Arabia?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and Saudi Arabia rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Mexico ranks 30th and Saudi Arabia ranks 31st 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.