Mozambique vs Nigeria: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Mozambique
3.02 million million ton-km
in 2023
Nigeria
3.14 million million ton-km
in 2023
Mozambique rank
110th
Nigeria rank
107th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Mozambique
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 3.14 million million ton-km against 3.02 million million ton-km in Mozambique, a difference of 126,250 million ton-km.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Mozambique ahead.
Mozambique ranks 110th and Nigeria ranks 107th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mozambique | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.50 million million ton-km | 3.98 million million ton-km | 2.52 million million ton-km | Mozambique |
| 1980s | 10.43 million million ton-km | 25.91 million million ton-km | 15.48 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 7.69 million million ton-km | 12.66 million million ton-km | 4.97 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 6.16 million million ton-km | 8.95 million million ton-km | 2.79 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 5.43 million million ton-km | 11.70 million million ton-km | 6.27 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.79 million million ton-km | 2.26 million million ton-km | 522,022 million ton-km | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Mozambique or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 3.14 million million ton-km against 3.02 million million ton-km in Mozambique as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Mozambique and Nigeria?
- 126,250 million ton-km, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Nigeria?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Mozambique and Nigeria rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Mozambique ranks 110th 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.