Japan vs Singapore: Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled

Japan
8,474 million ton-km
in 2023
Singapore
7,604 million ton-km
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
Singapore rank
10th

Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Singapore
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 8,474 million ton-km against 7,604 million ton-km in Singapore, a difference of 870 million ton-km.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 10th of 180 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 893.34 million ton-km 177.29 million ton-km 716.05 million ton-km Japan
1980s 3,244 million ton-km 1,012 million ton-km 2,232 million ton-km Japan
1990s 6,356 million ton-km 3,435 million ton-km 2,921 million ton-km Japan
2000s 8,560 million ton-km 7,061 million ton-km 1,500 million ton-km Japan
2010s 8,472 million ton-km 6,518 million ton-km 1,953 million ton-km Japan
2020s 9,238 million ton-km 4,747 million ton-km 4,491 million ton-km Japan

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 Singapore?
Japan, at 8,474 million ton-km against 7,604 million ton-km in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled between Japan and Singapore?
870 million ton-km, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled?
Japan ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Air transport, freight (million ton-km), gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 9,877 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.