New Zealand vs Portugal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled

New Zealand
767.76 million million ton-km
in 2023
Portugal
568.98 million million ton-km
in 2023
New Zealand rank
36th
Portugal rank
39th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time

  • New Zealand
  • Portugal
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 767.76 million million ton-km against 568.98 million million ton-km in Portugal, a difference of 198.78 million million ton-km.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.3 times Portugal's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

New Zealand ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 39th of 180 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 103.71 million million ton-km 78.13 million million ton-km 25.58 million million ton-km New Zealand
1980s 275.53 million million ton-km 120.13 million million ton-km 155.40 million million ton-km New Zealand
1990s 607.90 million million ton-km 197.56 million million ton-km 410.34 million million ton-km New Zealand
2000s 800.57 million million ton-km 258.58 million million ton-km 542.00 million million ton-km New Zealand
2010s 1.06 billion million ton-km 379.35 million million ton-km 675.73 million million ton-km New Zealand
2020s 668.00 million million ton-km 479.17 million million ton-km 188.83 million million ton-km New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, New Zealand or Portugal?
New Zealand, at 767.76 million million ton-km against 568.98 million million ton-km in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between New Zealand and Portugal?
198.78 million million ton-km, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 39th 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.