Sudan vs Suriname: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Sudan
20.04 million million ton-km
in 2023
Suriname
23.62 million million ton-km
in 2023
Sudan rank
83rd
Suriname rank
81st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Sudan
- Suriname
How they compare
Suriname currently reports 23.62 million million ton-km against 20.04 million million ton-km in Sudan, a difference of 3.58 million million ton-km.
That makes Suriname's figure about 1.2 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 83rd and Suriname ranks 81st of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 5 and Suriname in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.35 million million ton-km | 2.05 million million ton-km | 8.30 million million ton-km | Sudan |
| 1980s | 11.21 million million ton-km | 9.81 million million ton-km | 1.40 million million ton-km | Sudan |
| 1990s | 30.72 million million ton-km | 21.61 million million ton-km | 9.11 million million ton-km | Sudan |
| 2000s | 40.74 million million ton-km | 27.75 million million ton-km | 12.99 million million ton-km | Sudan |
| 2010s | 10.44 million million ton-km | 26.57 million million ton-km | 16.13 million million ton-km | Suriname |
| 2020s | 24.43 million million ton-km | 21.29 million million ton-km | 3.14 million million ton-km | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Sudan or Suriname?
- Suriname, at 23.62 million million ton-km against 20.04 million million ton-km in Sudan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Sudan and Suriname?
- 3.58 million million ton-km, with Suriname ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Suriname?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Sudan and Suriname rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Sudan ranks 83rd and Suriname ranks 81st 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.