Ethiopia vs Qatar: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP

Ethiopia
0.0296 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Qatar
0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
3rd
Qatar rank
2nd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Qatar
00.020.040.060.080.1197019962023

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0296 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.0358 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.2 times Ethiopia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 2nd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Qatar Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0037 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1980s 0.0057 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0046 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
1990s 0.0117 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0115 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Ethiopia
2000s 0.0103 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0159 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0056 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar
2010s 0.02 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0439 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0239 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.0309 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0768 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0459 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Ethiopia or Qatar?
Qatar, at 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0296 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Ethiopia and Qatar?
0.0358 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Qatar?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Qatar rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
Ethiopia ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.