Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre was 330 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 330 units per square kilometre for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in 2023.
The figure is up 39.1% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 357.29 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.49 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Japan 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.49 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 48.76 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 55.02 units per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 1973 | 69.27 units per square kilometre | +25.9% |
| 1974 | 74.97 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1975 | 74.44 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 80.67 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1977 | 98.74 units per square kilometre | +22.4% |
| 1978 | 110.68 units per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 123.82 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1980 | 123.25 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 131.17 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1982 | 126.69 units per square kilometre | -3.4% |
| 1983 | 127.13 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 138.34 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 140.69 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 143.93 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 158.41 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1988 | 170.29 units per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1989 | 190.13 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1990 | 209.06 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1991 | 215.91 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 223.2 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 219.59 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 230.15 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 251.78 units per square kilometre | +9.4% |
| 1996 | 263.14 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 260.62 units per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 279.01 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 290.79 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 299.38 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 295.81 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 299.14 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 285.29 units per square kilometre | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 279.12 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 280.6 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 282.15 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 273.92 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 266.18 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 238.4 units per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2010 | 300.73 units per square kilometre | +26.1% |
| 2011 | 246.33 units per square kilometre | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 271.35 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 295.12 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 303.28 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 313.11 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 322.93 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 339.91 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 346.74 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 357.29 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 140.28 units per square kilometre | -60.7% |
| 2021 | 124.58 units per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 237.19 units per square kilometre | +90.4% |
| 2023 | 330 units per square kilometre | +39.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.09 units per square kilometre | 44.49 units per square kilometre | 123.82 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 145 units per square kilometre | 123.25 units per square kilometre | 190.13 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 244.33 units per square kilometre | 209.06 units per square kilometre | 290.79 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 280 units per square kilometre | 238.4 units per square kilometre | 299.38 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 309.68 units per square kilometre | 246.33 units per square kilometre | 357.29 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 208.01 units per square kilometre | 124.58 units per square kilometre | 330 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 22 American Samoa 384.72 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Belgium 373.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 24 Israel 340.93 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Lebanon 263.27 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Germany 229.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Panama 212.32 units per square kilometre compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre in Japan was 330 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 357.29 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.49 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 25th out of 183 countries with data for 2023.
- Is air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Air transport, passengers carried, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Air transport, passengers carried ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Air transport, passengers carried Civil Aviation Statistics of the World, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Air transport, passengers carried divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.