Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Sri Lanka: 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
Sri Lanka
0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0045 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 0.0042 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 16.7 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 44 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0008 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
1990s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2000s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0045 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0043 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0062 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.006 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka
2020s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.005 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0047 million ton-km per square kilometre Sri Lanka

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 Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0045 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 Sri Lanka?
0.0042 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st 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.