Finland vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Finland
0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Finland rank
40th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
37th

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

  • Finland
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Finland currently reports 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Finland's figure about 13.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Finland has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre Finland
1980s 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre Finland
1990s 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre Finland
2000s 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre Finland
2010s 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre Finland
2020s 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre Finland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, Finland or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
Finland, at 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Finland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Finland and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Finland ranks 40th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 37th of 180 countries.
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.