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

Canada
50.85 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Portugal
53.79 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Canada rank
34th
Portugal rank
33rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Canada
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 53.79 million ton-km per person against 50.85 million ton-km per person in Canada, a difference of 2.94 million ton-km per person.

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

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

Canada ranks 34th and Portugal ranks 33rd of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 22.32 million ton-km per person 8.58 million ton-km per person 13.74 million ton-km per person Canada
1980s 36.24 million ton-km per person 12.05 million ton-km per person 24.19 million ton-km per person Canada
1990s 54.03 million ton-km per person 19.65 million ton-km per person 34.38 million ton-km per person Canada
2000s 48.52 million ton-km per person 24.67 million ton-km per person 23.85 million ton-km per person Canada
2010s 63.36 million ton-km per person 36.5 million ton-km per person 26.87 million ton-km per person Canada
2020s 68.94 million ton-km per person 45.91 million ton-km per person 23.03 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, Canada or Portugal?
Portugal, at 53.79 million ton-km per person against 50.85 million ton-km per person in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Canada and Portugal?
2.94 million ton-km per person, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Canada and Portugal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Canada ranks 34th 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.