Japan vs Low & middle income: Air transport, freight
Japan
8,474 million ton-km
in 2023
Low & middle income
56,028 million ton-km
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
Low & middle income rank
8th
Air transport, freight 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 8th 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, 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 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?
- Japan ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 8th 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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About this data
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.