Philippines vs Portugal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Philippines
649.21 million million ton-km
in 2023
Portugal
568.98 million million ton-km
in 2023
Philippines rank
37th
Portugal rank
39th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Philippines
- Portugal
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 649.21 million million ton-km against 568.98 million million ton-km in Portugal, a difference of 80.23 million million ton-km.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.
Philippines ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 180 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 79.38 million million ton-km | 78.13 million million ton-km | 1.25 million million ton-km | Philippines |
| 1980s | 234.42 million million ton-km | 120.13 million million ton-km | 114.29 million million ton-km | Philippines |
| 1990s | 332.47 million million ton-km | 197.56 million million ton-km | 134.91 million million ton-km | Philippines |
| 2000s | 285.09 million million ton-km | 258.58 million million ton-km | 26.52 million million ton-km | Philippines |
| 2010s | 615.24 million million ton-km | 379.35 million million ton-km | 235.89 million million ton-km | Philippines |
| 2020s | 542.42 million million ton-km | 479.17 million million ton-km | 63.26 million million ton-km | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Philippines or Portugal?
- Philippines, at 649.21 million million ton-km against 568.98 million million ton-km in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Philippines and Portugal?
- 80.23 million million ton-km, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Portugal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Philippines and Portugal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Philippines ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th 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.