Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre was 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, 1974–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates stood at 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates peaked at 0.234 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 million ton-km per square kilometre, in 1974.
That places United Arab Emirates 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | million ton-km per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | — |
| 1975 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +81.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +70.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +20.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +45.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +87.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0004 million ton-km per square kilometre | +29.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0005 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | +49.1% |
| 1987 | 0.001 million ton-km per square kilometre | +40.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0014 million ton-km per square kilometre | +41.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre | +22.5% |
| 1990 | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0026 million ton-km per square kilometre | +27.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 million ton-km per square kilometre | +44.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0051 million ton-km per square kilometre | +36.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0066 million ton-km per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 million ton-km per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0092 million ton-km per square kilometre | +16.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0114 million ton-km per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0127 million ton-km per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0159 million ton-km per square kilometre | +25.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0205 million ton-km per square kilometre | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 0.023 million ton-km per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0293 million ton-km per square kilometre | +27.5% |
| 2003 | 0.039 million ton-km per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0526 million ton-km per square kilometre | +34.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0654 million ton-km per square kilometre | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0808 million ton-km per square kilometre | +23.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0921 million ton-km per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1308 million ton-km per square kilometre | +42.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1262 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.1376 million ton-km per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1469 million ton-km per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.1694 million ton-km per square kilometre | +15.3% |
| 2013 | 0.1983 million ton-km per square kilometre | +17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2186 million ton-km per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2248 million ton-km per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.2272 million ton-km per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.234 million ton-km per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2248 million ton-km per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2079 million ton-km per square kilometre | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 0.1714 million ton-km per square kilometre | -17.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2154 million ton-km per square kilometre | +25.7% |
| 2022 | 0.183 million ton-km per square kilometre | -15.1% |
| 2023 | 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.0007 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0003 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0017 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0077 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.002 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0159 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.066 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.0205 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1308 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.199 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1376 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.234 million ton-km per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1902 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.1714 million ton-km per square kilometre | 0.2154 million ton-km per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates
- 4 Qatar 1.21 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 5 Bahrain 1.12 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 6 Macao 0.2588 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 8 Nauru 0.1472 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 9 South Korea 0.126 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
- 10 Maldives 0.0989 million ton-km per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for United Arab Emirates
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 22.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 203.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.29 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.8 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2087 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 2.04 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates?
- Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre in United Arab Emirates was 0.191 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 0.234 million ton-km per square kilometre in 2017.
- What is the lowest air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 million ton-km per square kilometre in 1974.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 7th out of 180 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, freight (million ton-km), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, freight Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
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.