Japan vs Low & middle income: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 56,028 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 47,554 million ton-km.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 6.6 times Japan's.
Across all 50 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 7th of 180 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,125 million ton-km | 3,127 million ton-km | 2,002 million ton-km | Low & middle income |
| 1980s | 3,244 million ton-km | 6,095 million ton-km | 2,851 million ton-km | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 6,356 million ton-km | 11,210 million ton-km | 4,855 million ton-km | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 8,560 million ton-km | 21,181 million ton-km | 12,621 million ton-km | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 8,472 million ton-km | 41,110 million ton-km | 32,639 million ton-km | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 9,238 million ton-km | 48,492 million ton-km | 39,254 million ton-km | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 56,028 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 47,554 million ton-km, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 7th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Air transport, freight (million ton-km) with 104 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.