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

Qatar
13.93 billion million ton-km
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
13.57 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Qatar rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
4th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
05.0B10.0B15.0B197419982023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 13.93 billion million ton-km against 13.57 billion million ton-km in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 360.40 million million ton-km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Qatar ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 4th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 7.47 million million ton-km 7.47 million million ton-km 0 million ton-km
1980s 29.31 million million ton-km 48.70 million million ton-km 19.39 million million ton-km United Arab Emirates
1990s 102.19 million million ton-km 547.74 million million ton-km 445.55 million million ton-km United Arab Emirates
2000s 851.83 million million ton-km 4.68 billion million ton-km 3.83 billion million ton-km United Arab Emirates
2010s 7.50 billion million ton-km 14.13 billion million ton-km 6.63 billion million ton-km United Arab Emirates
2020s 14.35 billion million ton-km 13.51 billion million ton-km 846.50 million million ton-km Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 13.93 billion million ton-km against 13.57 billion million ton-km in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
360.40 million million ton-km, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
Qatar ranks 3rd 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.