South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time
- South Korea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
United Arab Emirates currently reports 13.57 billion million ton-km against 12.29 billion million ton-km in South Korea, a difference of 1.27 billion million ton-km.
That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | United Arab Emirates | 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 | 48.70 million million ton-km | 1.36 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 1990s | 5.27 billion million ton-km | 547.74 million million ton-km | 4.72 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 2000s | 8.55 billion million ton-km | 4.68 billion million ton-km | 3.87 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 2010s | 11.56 billion million ton-km | 14.13 billion million ton-km | 2.57 billion million ton-km | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 13.47 billion million ton-km | 13.51 billion million ton-km | 42.90 million million ton-km | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, South Korea or United Arab Emirates?
- United Arab Emirates, at 13.57 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, gaps filled between South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 1.27 billion million ton-km, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United Arab Emirates?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do South Korea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- South Korea ranks 6th and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th 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.