Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
  • United Arab Emirates
00.050.10.150.20.25197019962023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.1885 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 74.9 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 44 groups.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1980s 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
1990s 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0077 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0074 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2000s 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.066 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0652 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0021 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.199 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1969 million ton-km per square kilometre United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1902 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1877 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, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
0.1885 million ton-km per square kilometre, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th 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.