Euro area vs United States of America: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled

Euro area
33,359 million ton-km
in 2023
United States of America
42,763 million ton-km
in 2023
Euro area rank
3rd
United States of America rank
1st

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

  • Euro area
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 42,763 million ton-km against 33,359 million ton-km in Euro area, a difference of 9,404 million ton-km.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Euro area ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 3 groups.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 3,780 million ton-km 7,071 million ton-km 3,291 million ton-km United States of America
1980s 8,932 million ton-km 10,594 million ton-km 1,662 million ton-km United States of America
1990s 17,128 million ton-km 20,015 million ton-km 2,887 million ton-km United States of America
2000s 27,822 million ton-km 35,158 million ton-km 7,336 million ton-km United States of America
2010s 28,917 million ton-km 39,702 million ton-km 10,785 million ton-km United States of America
2020s 32,093 million ton-km 43,883 million ton-km 11,791 million ton-km United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled, Euro area or United States of America?
United States of America, at 42,763 million ton-km against 33,359 million ton-km in Euro area as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between Euro area and United States of America?
9,404 million ton-km, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Euro area and United States of America rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
Euro area ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 3 groups.
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.