Nigeria vs Uruguay: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Nigeria
3.14 million million ton-km
in 2023
Uruguay
3.76 million million ton-km
in 2009
Nigeria rank
107th
Uruguay rank
104th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Nigeria
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.76 million million ton-km against 3.14 million million ton-km in Nigeria, a difference of 616,210 million ton-km.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 104th of 180 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.26 million million ton-km | 270,000 million ton-km | 4.99 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 25.91 million million ton-km | 2.48 million million ton-km | 23.43 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 12.66 million million ton-km | 5.79 million million ton-km | 6.87 million million ton-km | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 8.95 million million ton-km | 8.80 million million ton-km | 149,500 million ton-km | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Nigeria or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.76 million million ton-km against 3.14 million million ton-km in Nigeria as of 2009.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 616,210 million ton-km, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Uruguay?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2009.
- How do Nigeria and Uruguay rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Nigeria ranks 107th and Uruguay ranks 104th 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.