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
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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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.