North America vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita

North America
0.0001 million ton-km per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.0013 million ton-km per person
in 2023
North America rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita over time

  • North America
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.0013 million ton-km per person against 0.0001 million ton-km per person in North America, a difference of 0.0012 million ton-km per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 10.9 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade North America United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person North America
1980s 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person 0 million ton-km per person North America
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0002 million ton-km per person 0.0001 million ton-km per person United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0009 million ton-km per person 0.0008 million ton-km per person United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0017 million ton-km per person 0.0016 million ton-km per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0001 million ton-km per person 0.0014 million ton-km per person 0.0012 million ton-km per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita, North America or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.0013 million ton-km per person against 0.0001 million ton-km per person in North America as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita between North America and United Arab Emirates?
0.0012 million ton-km per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do North America and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita?
North America ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per capita. 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), per capita
Unit
million ton-km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air transport, freight (million ton-km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.