Australia vs Canada: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita

Australia
44.57 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Canada
50.85 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
36th
Canada rank
34th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Canada
255075100125197019962023

How they compare

Canada currently reports 50.85 million ton-km per person against 44.57 million ton-km per person in Australia, a difference of 6.28 million ton-km per person.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 36th and Canada ranks 34th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Canada in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Canada Difference Ahead
1970s 23.99 million ton-km per person 22.32 million ton-km per person 1.67 million ton-km per person Australia
1980s 49.33 million ton-km per person 36.24 million ton-km per person 13.09 million ton-km per person Australia
1990s 89.47 million ton-km per person 54.03 million ton-km per person 35.44 million ton-km per person Australia
2000s 101.25 million ton-km per person 48.52 million ton-km per person 52.73 million ton-km per person Australia
2010s 94.42 million ton-km per person 63.36 million ton-km per person 31.06 million ton-km per person Australia
2020s 47.59 million ton-km per person 68.94 million ton-km per person 21.35 million ton-km per person Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Australia or Canada?
Canada, at 50.85 million ton-km per person against 44.57 million ton-km per person in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Australia and Canada?
6.28 million ton-km per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and Canada rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Australia ranks 36th and Canada ranks 34th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita. 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, per capita
Unit
million ton-km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 7,506 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.