New Zealand vs Sri Lanka: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP

New Zealand
0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
New Zealand rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
27th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0075 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0067 million ton-km per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1980s 0.0095 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0082 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP New Zealand
1990s 0.0109 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2000s 0.009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0119 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0029 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka
2010s 0.0055 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0049 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0006 million ton-km per US$ of GDP New Zealand
2020s 0.0028 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0037 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0009 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, New Zealand or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Sri Lanka?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Sri Lanka rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
New Zealand ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 27th 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.