France vs Portugal: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

France
0.008 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
26th
Portugal rank
28th

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

  • France
  • Portugal
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How they compare

France currently reports 0.008 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0018 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

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

France ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 28th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre France
1980s 0.0053 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.004 million ton-km per square kilometre France
1990s 0.0082 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.006 million ton-km per square kilometre France
2000s 0.0106 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0077 million ton-km per square kilometre France
2010s 0.0083 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0041 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0042 million ton-km per square kilometre France
2020s 0.0069 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0052 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, France or Portugal?
France, at 0.008 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between France and Portugal?
0.0018 million ton-km per square kilometre, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do France and Portugal rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
France ranks 26th and Portugal ranks 28th 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.