Saudi Arabia vs Spain: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Saudi Arabia
1.04 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Spain
1.13 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Saudi Arabia rank
31st
Spain rank
28th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.13 billion million ton-km against 1.04 billion million ton-km in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 94.09 million million ton-km.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Spain ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.38 million million ton-km | 228.72 million million ton-km | 166.34 million million ton-km | Spain |
| 1980s | 408.51 million million ton-km | 510.15 million million ton-km | 101.64 million million ton-km | Spain |
| 1990s | 792.13 million million ton-km | 685.43 million million ton-km | 106.70 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 1.10 billion million ton-km | 1.02 billion million ton-km | 81.47 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 1.36 billion million ton-km | 1.11 billion million ton-km | 249.85 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 933.87 million million ton-km | 858.05 million million ton-km | 75.82 million million ton-km | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Saudi Arabia or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.13 billion million ton-km against 1.04 billion million ton-km in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 94.09 million million ton-km, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Spain?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Spain rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 31st and Spain ranks 28th 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.