New Zealand vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre

New Zealand
0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
New Zealand rank
38th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
35th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 14.4 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

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

New Zealand ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre New Zealand
1980s 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre New Zealand
1990s 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0023 million ton-km per square kilometre New Zealand
2000s 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.003 million ton-km per square kilometre New Zealand
2010s 0.004 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0039 million ton-km per square kilometre New Zealand
2020s 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0024 million ton-km per square kilometre New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, New Zealand or Sub-Saharan Africa?
New Zealand, at 0.0029 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0027 million ton-km per square kilometre, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
New Zealand ranks 38th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 35th 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.