Singapore vs Upper middle income: Air transport, freight
Singapore
7,604 million ton-km
in 2023
Upper middle income
48,207 million ton-km
in 2023
Singapore rank
10th
Upper middle income rank
12th
Air transport, freight over time
- Singapore
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Upper middle income currently reports 48,207 million ton-km against 7,604 million ton-km in Singapore, a difference of 40,603 million ton-km.
That makes Upper middle income's figure about 6.3 times Singapore's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th of 180 countries.
Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 275.88 million ton-km | 1,685 million ton-km | 1,409 million ton-km | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 1,012 million ton-km | 3,972 million ton-km | 2,960 million ton-km | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 3,435 million ton-km | 8,844 million ton-km | 5,409 million ton-km | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 7,061 million ton-km | 18,609 million ton-km | 11,549 million ton-km | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 6,518 million ton-km | 36,262 million ton-km | 29,744 million ton-km | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 4,747 million ton-km | 41,803 million ton-km | 37,056 million ton-km | Upper middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, freight, Singapore or Upper middle income?
- Upper middle income, at 48,207 million ton-km against 7,604 million ton-km in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, freight between Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 40,603 million ton-km, with Upper middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Upper middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Singapore and Upper middle income rank globally for air transport, freight?
- Singapore ranks 10th and Upper middle income ranks 12th 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.