South Korea vs United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled

South Korea
12.29 billion million ton-km
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
13.57 billion million ton-km
in 2023
South Korea rank
6th
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time

  • South Korea
  • United Arab Emirates
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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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Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 7,600 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.