South Korea vs Qatar: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
South Korea
12.29 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Qatar
13.93 billion million ton-km
in 2023
South Korea rank
6th
Qatar rank
3rd
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- South Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 13.93 billion million ton-km against 12.29 billion million ton-km in South Korea, a difference of 1.63 billion million ton-km.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 399.28 million million ton-km | 7.47 million million ton-km | 391.82 million million ton-km | South Korea |
| 1980s | 1.40 billion million ton-km | 29.31 million million ton-km | 1.38 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.27 billion million ton-km | 102.19 million million ton-km | 5.17 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 2000s | 8.55 billion million ton-km | 851.83 million million ton-km | 7.70 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 2010s | 11.56 billion million ton-km | 7.50 billion million ton-km | 4.07 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 2020s | 13.47 billion million ton-km | 14.35 billion million ton-km | 889.40 million million ton-km | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, South Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 13.93 billion million ton-km against 12.29 billion million ton-km in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between South Korea and Qatar?
- 1.63 billion million ton-km, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Qatar?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and Qatar rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- South Korea ranks 6th and Qatar ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight. 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 tonnes times kilometers traveled.