Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Tonne-kilometers of air freight

Samoa
5,954 million ton-km
in 2023
Sierra Leone
0 million ton-km
in 2012
Samoa rank
161st
Sierra Leone rank
164th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time

  • Samoa
  • Sierra Leone
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M197519992023

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 5,954 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Sierra Leone, a difference of 5,954 million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Samoa ahead.

Samoa ranks 161st and Sierra Leone ranks 164th of 180 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Samoa Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 1.15 million million ton-km 350,000 million ton-km 800,000 million ton-km Samoa
2000s 1.91 million million ton-km 7.75 million million ton-km 5.84 million million ton-km Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
Samoa, at 5,954 million ton-km against 0 million ton-km in Sierra Leone as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
5,954 million ton-km, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2009.
How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
Samoa ranks 161st and Sierra Leone 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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About this data

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.