Africa Eastern and Southern vs United States of America: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
United States of America
0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
28th
United States of America rank
30th

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

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • United States of America
00.0020.0040.006197019962023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes United States of America's figure about 14.6 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

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

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 30th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern United States of America Difference Ahead
1970s 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre United States of America
1980s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre United States of America
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre United States of America
2000s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0038 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0037 million ton-km per square kilometre United States of America
2010s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0043 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0041 million ton-km per square kilometre United States of America
2020s 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0048 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre, Africa Eastern and Southern or United States of America?
United States of America, at 0.0047 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 United States of America?
0.0044 million ton-km per square kilometre, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and United States of America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and United States of America rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 28th and United States of America ranks 30th 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.