Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Air transport, freight

Japan
8,474 million ton-km
in 2023
Late-demographic dividend
68,499 million ton-km
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
Late-demographic dividend rank
6th

Air transport, freight over time

  • Japan
  • Late-demographic dividend
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How they compare

Late-demographic dividend currently reports 68,499 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 60,025 million ton-km.

That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 8.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Late-demographic dividend ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 180 countries.

Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Late-demographic dividend Difference Ahead
1970s 1,125 million ton-km 1,765 million ton-km 639.98 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
1980s 3,244 million ton-km 3,373 million ton-km 128.76 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
1990s 6,356 million ton-km 9,409 million ton-km 3,053 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
2000s 8,560 million ton-km 24,685 million ton-km 16,124 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
2010s 8,472 million ton-km 58,108 million ton-km 49,636 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend
2020s 9,238 million ton-km 64,264 million ton-km 55,026 million ton-km Late-demographic dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
Late-demographic dividend, at 68,499 million ton-km against 8,474 million ton-km in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
60,025 million ton-km, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
50 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for air transport, freight?
Japan ranks 8th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 6th of 180 countries.
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

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.