Republic of Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Republic of Korea
0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Republic of Korea rank
9th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.065 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.5 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0041 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.004 million ton-km per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1980s 0.0146 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0139 million ton-km per square kilometre Republic of Korea
1990s 0.0546 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0077 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0469 million ton-km per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2000s 0.0883 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.066 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0223 million ton-km per square kilometre Republic of Korea
2010s 0.1187 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.199 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0802 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.138 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1902 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0522 million ton-km per square kilometre 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 square kilometre, Republic of Korea or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?
0.065 million ton-km per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Republic of Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Republic of Korea ranks 9th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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.