Kuwait vs Portugal: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP

Kuwait
0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Portugal
0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Kuwait rank
37th
Portugal rank
39th

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

  • Kuwait
  • Portugal
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How they compare

Kuwait currently reports 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Kuwait ahead.

Kuwait ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 4 and Portugal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Portugal Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0027 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0047 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Portugal
1980s 0.0078 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0034 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0044 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Kuwait
1990s 0.0109 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2000s 0.004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2010s 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Kuwait
2020s 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Kuwait or Portugal?
Kuwait, at 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Kuwait and Portugal?
0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Kuwait ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Portugal?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Kuwait and Portugal rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
Kuwait ranks 37th and Portugal ranks 39th 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.