China vs Qatar: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
China
26.17 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Qatar
13.93 billion million ton-km
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Qatar rank
3rd
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time
- China
- Qatar
How they compare
China currently reports 26.17 billion million ton-km against 13.93 billion million ton-km in Qatar, a difference of 12.24 billion million ton-km.
That makes China's figure about 1.9 times Qatar's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65.57 million million ton-km | 7.47 million million ton-km | 58.10 million million ton-km | China |
| 1980s | 391.14 million million ton-km | 29.31 million million ton-km | 361.83 million million ton-km | China |
| 1990s | 1.75 billion million ton-km | 102.19 million million ton-km | 1.64 billion million ton-km | China |
| 2000s | 7.56 billion million ton-km | 851.83 million million ton-km | 6.71 billion million ton-km | China |
| 2010s | 19.85 billion million ton-km | 7.50 billion million ton-km | 12.35 billion million ton-km | China |
| 2020s | 21.34 billion million ton-km | 14.35 billion million ton-km | 6.99 billion million ton-km | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, China or Qatar?
- China, at 26.17 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, gaps filled between China and Qatar?
- 12.24 billion million ton-km, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Qatar?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do China and Qatar rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- China ranks 2nd and Qatar ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.