South Africa vs Yemen: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
South Africa
59.67 million million ton-km
in 2023
Yemen
49.73 million million ton-km
in 2023
South Africa rank
70th
Yemen rank
73rd
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time
- South Africa
- Yemen
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 59.67 million million ton-km against 49.73 million million ton-km in Yemen, a difference of 9.94 million million ton-km.
That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Yemen's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
South Africa ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 73rd of 180 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 137.43 million million ton-km | 280,000 million ton-km | 137.15 million million ton-km | South Africa |
| 1980s | 310.30 million million ton-km | 6.88 million million ton-km | 303.42 million million ton-km | South Africa |
| 1990s | 347.88 million million ton-km | 11.07 million million ton-km | 336.81 million million ton-km | South Africa |
| 2000s | 858.03 million million ton-km | 44.20 million million ton-km | 813.82 million million ton-km | South Africa |
| 2010s | 943.01 million million ton-km | 545,000 million ton-km | 942.47 million million ton-km | South Africa |
| 2020s | 80.12 million million ton-km | 14.29 million million ton-km | 65.84 million million ton-km | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, South Africa or Yemen?
- South Africa, at 59.67 million million ton-km against 49.73 million million ton-km in Yemen as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between South Africa and Yemen?
- 9.94 million million ton-km, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Yemen?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Yemen rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- South Africa ranks 70th and Yemen ranks 73rd 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.