Hong Kong vs United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita

Hong Kong
1,146 million ton-km per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1,294 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
5th
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Hong Kong
  • United Arab Emirates
05001.0k1.5k2.0k197419982023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 1,294 million ton-km per person against 1,146 million ton-km per person in Hong Kong, a difference of 148 million ton-km per person.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 180 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 560.25 million ton-km per person 309.95 million ton-km per person 250.3 million ton-km per person Hong Kong
2000s 1,125 million ton-km per person 899.71 million ton-km per person 225.41 million ton-km per person Hong Kong
2010s 1,508 million ton-km per person 1,703 million ton-km per person 195.5 million ton-km per person United Arab Emirates
2020s 861.25 million ton-km per person 1,369 million ton-km per person 507.86 million ton-km per person United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Hong Kong or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 1,294 million ton-km per person against 1,146 million ton-km per person in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates?
148 million ton-km per person, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Hong Kong ranks 5th and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.