What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA & IBRD total and Japan?

50,864 million ton-km, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Japan?

50 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

IDA & IBRD total vs Japan: Air transport, freight

IDA & IBRD total

59,338 million ton-km

in 2023

Japan

8,474 million ton-km

in 2023

IDA & IBRD total rank

7th

Japan rank

8th

Air transport, freight over time

IDA & IBRD total
Japan

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 59,338 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 50,864 million ton-km.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 7.0 times Japan's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

IDA & IBRD total ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 groups.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA & IBRD total	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	3,267 million ton-km	1,125 million ton-km	2,141 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
1980s	6,326 million ton-km	3,244 million ton-km	3,082 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
1990s	12,732 million ton-km	6,356 million ton-km	6,377 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	24,022 million ton-km	8,560 million ton-km	15,462 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	47,911 million ton-km	8,472 million ton-km	39,440 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total
2020s	53,610 million ton-km	9,238 million ton-km	44,372 million ton-km	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, IDA & IBRD total or Japan?: IDA & IBRD total, at 59,338 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between IDA & IBRD total and Japan?: 50,864 million ton-km, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA & IBRD total and Japan?: 50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do IDA & IBRD total and Japan rank globally for air transport, freight?: IDA & IBRD total ranks 7th and Japan ranks 8th of 45 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: 20 August 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.