Hong Kong vs United Arab Emirates: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP

Hong Kong
0.0227 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
7th
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Hong Kong
  • United Arab Emirates
00.020.040.06197419982023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0227 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Hong Kong ahead.

Hong Kong ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0217 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0119 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0098 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2000s 0.0407 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0238 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0169 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2010s 0.0369 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0357 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Hong Kong
2020s 0.0176 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0304 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0128 million ton-km per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Hong Kong or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0227 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates?
0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates?
27 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
Hong Kong ranks 7th and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.