Italy vs Spain: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita

Italy
19 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Spain
23.39 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Italy rank
49th
Spain rank
46th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 23.39 million ton-km per person against 19 million ton-km per person in Italy, a difference of 4.39 million ton-km per person.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 49th and Spain ranks 46th of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
1970s 7.27 million ton-km per person 6.36 million ton-km per person 0.9073 million ton-km per person Italy
1980s 13.3 million ton-km per person 13.3 million ton-km per person 0.009 million ton-km per person Italy
1990s 24.34 million ton-km per person 17.29 million ton-km per person 7.05 million ton-km per person Italy
2000s 23.16 million ton-km per person 23.42 million ton-km per person 0.2614 million ton-km per person Spain
2010s 17.41 million ton-km per person 23.78 million ton-km per person 6.37 million ton-km per person Spain
2020s 20.46 million ton-km per person 17.94 million ton-km per person 2.51 million ton-km per person Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Italy or Spain?
Spain, at 23.39 million ton-km per person against 19 million ton-km per person in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Italy and Spain?
4.39 million ton-km per person, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Italy ranks 49th and Spain ranks 46th 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.