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
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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About this data
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.