Qatar vs United States: Air transport, freight (million ton-km)
Qatar
13,927 million ton-km
in 2023
United States
42,763 million ton-km
in 2023
Qatar rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 42,763 million ton-km against 13,927 million ton-km in Qatar, a difference of 28,836 million ton-km.
That makes United States's figure about 3.1 times Qatar's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 180 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.47 million ton-km | 7,780 million ton-km | 7,772 million ton-km | United States |
| 1980s | 29.31 million ton-km | 10,594 million ton-km | 10,564 million ton-km | United States |
| 1990s | 102.19 million ton-km | 20,015 million ton-km | 19,913 million ton-km | United States |
| 2000s | 851.83 million ton-km | 35,158 million ton-km | 34,306 million ton-km | United States |
| 2010s | 7,499 million ton-km | 39,702 million ton-km | 32,203 million ton-km | United States |
| 2020s | 14,355 million ton-km | 43,883 million ton-km | 29,529 million ton-km | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, freight, Qatar or United States?
- United States, at 42,763 million ton-km against 13,927 million ton-km in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, freight between Qatar and United States?
- 28,836 million ton-km, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United States?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and United States rank globally for air transport, freight?
- Qatar ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 180 countries.
- 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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About this data
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.