Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Portugal: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal
0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
30th
Portugal rank
28th

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Portugal
00.0020.0040.006197019962023

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 0.0059 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Portugal's figure about 23.1 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 28th of 44 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0009 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre Portugal
1980s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0013 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0012 million ton-km per square kilometre Portugal
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0022 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre Portugal
2000s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0028 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre Portugal
2010s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0041 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0039 million ton-km per square kilometre Portugal
2020s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0052 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.005 million ton-km per square kilometre Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Portugal?
Portugal, at 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
0.0059 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Portugal rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Portugal ranks 28th 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.