Congo vs Papua New Guinea: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled

Congo
4.15 million million ton-km
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
7.12 million million ton-km
in 2023
Congo rank
102nd
Papua New Guinea rank
99th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time

  • Congo
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 7.12 million million ton-km against 4.15 million million ton-km in Congo, a difference of 2.97 million million ton-km.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.7 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 14.26 million million ton-km 6.32 million million ton-km 7.94 million million ton-km Congo
1980s 19.02 million million ton-km 10.12 million million ton-km 8.90 million million ton-km Congo
1990s 15.73 million million ton-km 16.42 million million ton-km 690,000 million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2000s 4.91 million million ton-km 21.33 million million ton-km 16.42 million million ton-km Papua New Guinea
2010s 3.15 million million ton-km 30.06 million million ton-km 26.91 million million ton-km Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, Congo or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 7.12 million million ton-km against 4.15 million million ton-km in Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between Congo and Papua New Guinea?
2.97 million million ton-km, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Papua New Guinea?
39 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2019.
How do Congo and Papua New Guinea rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
Congo ranks 102nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 99th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled. 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, gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 7,600 data points, 1970–2023
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Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.