Qatar vs United States: Tonne-kilometers of air freight
Qatar
13.93 billion million ton-km
in 2023
United States
42.76 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Qatar rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Tonne-kilometers of air freight over time
- Qatar
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 42.76 billion million ton-km against 13.93 billion million ton-km in Qatar, a difference of 28.84 billion 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 million ton-km | 7.78 billion million ton-km | 7.77 billion million ton-km | United States |
| 1980s | 29.31 million million ton-km | 10.59 billion million ton-km | 10.56 billion million ton-km | United States |
| 1990s | 102.19 million million ton-km | 20.02 billion million ton-km | 19.91 billion million ton-km | United States |
| 2000s | 851.83 million million ton-km | 35.16 billion million ton-km | 34.31 billion million ton-km | United States |
| 2010s | 7.50 billion million ton-km | 39.70 billion million ton-km | 32.20 billion million ton-km | United States |
| 2020s | 14.35 billion million ton-km | 43.88 billion million ton-km | 29.53 billion million ton-km | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, Qatar or United States?
- United States, at 42.76 billion million ton-km against 13.93 billion million ton-km in Qatar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight between Qatar and United States?
- 28.84 billion 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 tonne-kilometers of air freight?
- Qatar ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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.