Which has higher air transport, freight, Europe & Central Asia or Japan?

Europe & Central Asia, at 51,491 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan as of 2023.

What is the difference in air transport, freight between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?

43,017 million ton-km, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Europe & Central Asia vs Japan: Air transport, freight

Europe & Central Asia

51,491 million ton-km

in 2023

Japan

8,474 million ton-km

in 2023

Europe & Central Asia rank

11th

Japan rank

8th

Air transport, freight over time

Europe & Central Asia
Japan

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 51,491 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 43,017 million ton-km.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 6.1 times Japan's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	27,315 million ton-km	6,658 million ton-km	20,658 million ton-km	Europe & Central Asia
2000s	37,440 million ton-km	8,560 million ton-km	28,880 million ton-km	Europe & Central Asia
2010s	46,378 million ton-km	8,472 million ton-km	37,906 million ton-km	Europe & Central Asia
2020s	52,094 million ton-km	9,238 million ton-km	42,856 million ton-km	Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Europe & Central Asia or Japan?: Europe & Central Asia, at 51,491 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Europe & Central Asia and Japan?: 43,017 million ton-km, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Japan?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Japan rank globally for air transport, freight?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), published as Air transport, freight (million ton-km). 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)
Unit: million ton-km
Source: Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 227 places, 9,773 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.