What is the difference in air transport, freight between Japan and Turkey?

107 million ton-km, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 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.

Japan vs Turkey: Air transport, freight

Japan

8,474 million ton-km

in 2023

Turkey

8,367 million ton-km

in 2023

Japan rank

8th

Turkey rank

9th

Air transport, freight over time

Japan
Turkey

How they compare

Japan currently reports 8,474 million ton-km against 8,367 million ton-km in Turkey, a difference of 107 million ton-km.

Across all 54 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 9th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1970s	893.34 million ton-km	10.38 million ton-km	882.96 million ton-km	Japan
1980s	3,244 million ton-km	35.86 million ton-km	3,208 million ton-km	Japan
1990s	6,356 million ton-km	190.51 million ton-km	6,165 million ton-km	Japan
2000s	8,560 million ton-km	451.23 million ton-km	8,109 million ton-km	Japan
2010s	8,472 million ton-km	3,349 million ton-km	5,122 million ton-km	Japan
2020s	9,238 million ton-km	8,249 million ton-km	988.38 million ton-km	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher air transport, freight, Japan or Turkey?: Japan, at 8,474 million ton-km against 8,367 million ton-km in Turkey as of 2023.
What is the difference in air transport, freight between Japan and Turkey?: 107 million ton-km, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for air transport, freight?: Japan ranks 8th and Turkey ranks 9th 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: 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.