Namibia vs Samoa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Namibia
290.48 million ton-km
in 2021
Samoa
5,954 million ton-km
in 2023
Namibia rank
163rd
Samoa rank
161st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Namibia
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 5,954 million ton-km against 290.48 million ton-km in Namibia, a difference of 5,664 million ton-km.
That makes Samoa's figure about 20.5 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Namibia ahead.
Namibia ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 180 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.57 million million ton-km | 3.80 million million ton-km | 29.77 million million ton-km | Namibia |
| 2000s | 34.25 million million ton-km | 1.90 million million ton-km | 32.35 million million ton-km | Namibia |
| 2010s | 23.79 million million ton-km | 8,860 million ton-km | 23.78 million million ton-km | Namibia |
| 2020s | 818,500 million ton-km | 3,095 million ton-km | 815,405 million ton-km | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Namibia or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 5,954 million ton-km against 290.48 million ton-km in Namibia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Namibia and Samoa?
- 5,664 million ton-km, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
- How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Namibia ranks 163rd and Samoa ranks 161st of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) β 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.