Spain vs Switzerland: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Spain
1.13 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Switzerland
1.26 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Spain rank
28th
Switzerland rank
26th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Spain
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 1.26 billion million ton-km against 1.13 billion million ton-km in Spain, a difference of 126.62 million million ton-km.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Switzerland ahead.
Spain ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 26th of 180 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 228.72 million million ton-km | 282.51 million million ton-km | 53.79 million million ton-km | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 510.15 million million ton-km | 625.66 million million ton-km | 115.51 million million ton-km | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 685.43 million million ton-km | 1.43 billion million ton-km | 742.95 million million ton-km | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.02 billion million ton-km | 1.25 billion million ton-km | 227.90 million million ton-km | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.11 billion million ton-km | 1.50 billion million ton-km | 387.32 million million ton-km | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 858.05 million million ton-km | 1.16 billion million ton-km | 303.07 million million ton-km | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Spain or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 1.26 billion million ton-km against 1.13 billion million ton-km in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Spain and Switzerland?
- 126.62 million million ton-km, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Switzerland?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Spain and Switzerland rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Spain ranks 28th and Switzerland ranks 26th 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.