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

Qatar
1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre
in 2023
Qatar rank
4th
United Arab Emirates rank
7th

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

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
00.511.5197419982023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 1.02 million ton-km per square kilometre.

That makes Qatar's figure about 6.3 times United Arab Emirates's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Qatar ahead.

Qatar ranks 4th and United Arab Emirates ranks 7th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0006 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre Qatar
1980s 0.0025 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0018 million ton-km per square kilometre Qatar
1990s 0.0088 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0077 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0011 million ton-km per square kilometre Qatar
2000s 0.0734 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.066 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.0074 million ton-km per square kilometre Qatar
2010s 0.6512 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.199 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.4523 million ton-km per square kilometre Qatar
2020s 1.25 million ton-km per square kilometre 0.1902 million ton-km per square kilometre 1.06 million ton-km per square kilometre Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre against 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
1.02 million ton-km per square kilometre, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
Qatar ranks 4th 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.