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
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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) – 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

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.