Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita

Papua New Guinea
0.6854 million ton-km per person
in 2023
South Africa
0.9439 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
South Africa rank
101st

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • South Africa
0510152025197019962023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.9439 million ton-km per person against 0.6854 million ton-km per person in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.2585 million ton-km per person.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.4 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was South Africa ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 104th and South Africa ranks 101st of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea South Africa Difference Ahead
1970s 2.13 million ton-km per person 6.75 million ton-km per person 4.61 million ton-km per person South Africa
1980s 2.92 million ton-km per person 9.13 million ton-km per person 6.22 million ton-km per person South Africa
1990s 3.6 million ton-km per person 7.79 million ton-km per person 4.19 million ton-km per person South Africa
2000s 3.38 million ton-km per person 17.4 million ton-km per person 14.02 million ton-km per person South Africa
2010s 3.5 million ton-km per person 16.59 million ton-km per person 13.09 million ton-km per person South Africa
2020s 2.74 million ton-km per person 1.29 million ton-km per person 1.44 million ton-km per person Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Papua New Guinea or South Africa?
South Africa, at 0.9439 million ton-km per person against 0.6854 million ton-km per person in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
0.2585 million ton-km per person, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
Papua New Guinea ranks 104th 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.