Africa Eastern and Southern vs Sri Lanka: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
28th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Sri Lanka
00.0020.0040.0060.008197019962023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0042 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 14.0 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 44 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1980s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0061 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.005 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
0.0042 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Sri Lanka rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre. 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 square kilometre
Unit
million ton-km per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,642 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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