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

Australia
44.57 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Portugal
53.79 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Australia rank
36th
Portugal rank
33rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 53.79 million ton-km per person against 44.57 million ton-km per person in Australia, a difference of 9.22 million ton-km per person.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 23.99 million ton-km per person 8.58 million ton-km per person 15.41 million ton-km per person Australia
1980s 49.33 million ton-km per person 12.05 million ton-km per person 37.28 million ton-km per person Australia
1990s 89.47 million ton-km per person 19.65 million ton-km per person 69.82 million ton-km per person Australia
2000s 101.25 million ton-km per person 24.67 million ton-km per person 76.59 million ton-km per person Australia
2010s 94.42 million ton-km per person 36.5 million ton-km per person 57.92 million ton-km per person Australia
2020s 47.59 million ton-km per person 45.91 million ton-km per person 1.68 million ton-km per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Australia or Portugal?
Portugal, at 53.79 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 Portugal?
9.22 million ton-km per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Australia and Portugal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Australia ranks 36th and Portugal ranks 33rd 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.