India vs South Africa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita

India
1.26 million ton-km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.9439 million ton-km per person
in 2023
India rank
98th
South Africa rank
101st

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • India
  • South Africa
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How they compare

India currently reports 1.26 million ton-km per person against 0.9439 million ton-km per person in South Africa, a difference of 0.3161 million ton-km per person.

That makes India's figure about 1.3 times South Africa's.

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

India ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 101st of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade India South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 0.322 million ton-km per person 5.27 million ton-km per person 4.94 million ton-km per person South Africa
1980s 0.6734 million ton-km per person 9.13 million ton-km per person 8.46 million ton-km per person South Africa
1990s 0.5622 million ton-km per person 7.79 million ton-km per person 7.22 million ton-km per person South Africa
2000s 0.6867 million ton-km per person 17.4 million ton-km per person 16.71 million ton-km per person South Africa
2010s 1.46 million ton-km per person 16.59 million ton-km per person 15.14 million ton-km per person South Africa
2020s 0.8871 million ton-km per person 1.29 million ton-km per person 0.4074 million ton-km per person South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, India or South Africa?
India, at 1.26 million ton-km per person against 0.9439 million ton-km per person in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between India and South Africa?
0.3161 million ton-km per person, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do India and South Africa rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
India ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 101st 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.