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
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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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.