East Asia & Pacific vs Qatar: Air transport, freight

East Asia & Pacific
71,444 million ton-km
in 2023
Qatar
13,927 million ton-km
in 2023
East Asia & Pacific rank
5th
Qatar rank
3rd

Air transport, freight over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • Qatar
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k197419982023

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 71,444 million ton-km against 13,927 million ton-km in Qatar, a difference of 57,517 million ton-km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 5.1 times Qatar's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 45 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 2,735 million ton-km 7.47 million ton-km 2,727 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific
1980s 8,256 million ton-km 29.31 million ton-km 8,227 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific
1990s 23,498 million ton-km 102.19 million ton-km 23,396 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific
2000s 47,883 million ton-km 851.83 million ton-km 47,032 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific
2010s 68,825 million ton-km 7,499 million ton-km 61,326 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific
2020s 61,637 million ton-km 14,355 million ton-km 47,283 million ton-km East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, East Asia & Pacific or Qatar?
East Asia & Pacific, at 71,444 million ton-km against 13,927 million ton-km in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between East Asia & Pacific and Qatar?
57,517 million ton-km, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Qatar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Qatar rank globally for air transport, freight?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). 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)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.