Qatar vs United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita
Qatar
5,243 million ton-km per person
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
1,294 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Qatar rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time
- Qatar
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 5,243 million ton-km per person against 1,294 million ton-km per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 3,949 million ton-km per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 4.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Qatar ahead.
Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 4 and United Arab Emirates in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.65 million ton-km per person | 10.28 million ton-km per person | 22.37 million ton-km per person | Qatar |
| 1980s | 82.46 million ton-km per person | 32.96 million ton-km per person | 49.5 million ton-km per person | Qatar |
| 1990s | 193.93 million ton-km per person | 206.86 million ton-km per person | 12.93 million ton-km per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 776.47 million ton-km per person | 899.71 million ton-km per person | 123.24 million ton-km per person | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 3,292 million ton-km per person | 1,703 million ton-km per person | 1,589 million ton-km per person | Qatar |
| 2020s | 5,431 million ton-km per person | 1,369 million ton-km per person | 4,062 million ton-km per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
- Qatar, at 5,243 million ton-km per person against 1,294 million ton-km per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 3,949 million ton-km per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Qatar and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
- Qatar ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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.