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

Qatar
0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Qatar rank
2nd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th

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

  • Qatar
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0394 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

That makes Qatar's figure about 2.5 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 5th of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Qatar United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar
1980s 0.0046 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0033 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar
1990s 0.0115 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0079 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0036 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar
2000s 0.0159 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0238 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0079 million ton-km per US$ of GDP United Arab Emirates
2010s 0.0439 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0357 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0082 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Qatar
2020s 0.0768 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0304 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0464 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, Qatar or United Arab Emirates?
Qatar, at 0.0654 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.026 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Qatar and United Arab Emirates?
0.0394 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 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 unit of gdp?
Qatar ranks 2nd 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.