Romania vs Syria: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Romania
2.34 million million ton-km
in 2023
Syria
1.55 million million ton-km
in 2023
Romania rank
115th
Syria rank
117th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Romania
  • Syria
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019962023

How they compare

Romania currently reports 2.34 million million ton-km against 1.55 million million ton-km in Syria, a difference of 782,240 million ton-km.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.5 times Syria's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Romania ahead.

Romania ranks 115th and Syria ranks 117th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania Syria Difference Ahead
1970s 9.22 million million ton-km 6.33 million million ton-km 2.89 million million ton-km Romania
1980s 10.96 million million ton-km 12.78 million million ton-km 1.82 million million ton-km Syria
1990s 14.00 million million ton-km 14.68 million million ton-km 680,000 million ton-km Syria
2000s 6.78 million million ton-km 17.24 million million ton-km 10.45 million million ton-km Syria
2010s 4.52 million million ton-km 1.90 million million ton-km 2.63 million million ton-km Romania
2020s 1.89 million million ton-km 2.14 million million ton-km 245,272 million ton-km Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Romania or Syria?
Romania, at 2.34 million million ton-km against 1.55 million million ton-km in Syria as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Romania and Syria?
782,240 million ton-km, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Syria?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Romania and Syria rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Romania ranks 115th and Syria ranks 117th 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.