China vs Late-demographic dividend: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled

China
26,170 million ton-km
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
68,499 million ton-km
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Late-demographic dividend rank
5th

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled over time

  • China
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 68,499 million ton-km against 26,170 million ton-km in China, a difference of 42,329 million ton-km.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 2.6 times China's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.

China ranks 2nd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 180 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 65.57 million ton-km 1,765 million ton-km 1,700 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
1980s 391.14 million ton-km 3,373 million ton-km 2,982 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
1990s 1,745 million ton-km 9,409 million ton-km 7,664 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
2000s 7,564 million ton-km 24,685 million ton-km 17,120 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
2010s 19,849 million ton-km 58,108 million ton-km 38,259 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
2020s 21,340 million ton-km 64,264 million ton-km 42,923 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled, China or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 68,499 million ton-km against 26,170 million ton-km in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between China and Late-demographic dividend?
42,329 million ton-km, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Late-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do China and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
China ranks 2nd and Late-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,877 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 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.