What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Namibia and Somalia?

290.48 million ton-km, with Namibia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?

8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.

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.

Namibia vs Somalia: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Namibia

290.48 million ton-km

in 2021

Somalia

0 million ton-km

in 2019

Namibia rank

163rd

Somalia rank

164th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

Namibia
Somalia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 290.48 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Somalia, a difference of 290.48 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Somalia ahead.

Namibia ranks 163rd and Somalia ranks 164th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Somalia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.00 million million ton-km	5.00 million million ton-km	3.00 million million ton-km	Somalia
2010s	10.04 million million ton-km	800,169 million ton-km	9.24 million 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 Somalia?: Namibia, at 290.48 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Somalia as of 2021.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Namibia and Somalia?: 290.48 million ton-km, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Somalia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2019.
How do Namibia and Somalia rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?: Namibia ranks 163rd and Somalia ranks 164th 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: 18 September 2026

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.