What is the difference in annual freight transport between Croatia and Japan?

152,923 Tonnes-kilometres, with Japan ahead.

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

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Croatia vs Japan: Annual freight transport

Croatia

136 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Japan

153,059 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Croatia rank

2nd

Japan rank

3rd

Annual freight transport over time

Croatia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres against 136 Tonnes-kilometres in Croatia, a difference of 152,923 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Japan's figure about 1,125.4 times Croatia's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Croatia ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Croatia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	382 Tonnes-kilometres	190,215 Tonnes-kilometres	189,833 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
1980s	592.3 Tonnes-kilometres	208,069 Tonnes-kilometres	207,477 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
1990s	223.8 Tonnes-kilometres	238,633 Tonnes-kilometres	238,410 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2000s	246.7 Tonnes-kilometres	213,629 Tonnes-kilometres	213,382 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2010s	209.4 Tonnes-kilometres	179,109 Tonnes-kilometres	178,900 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2020s	174.2 Tonnes-kilometres	157,071 Tonnes-kilometres	156,897 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, Croatia or Japan?: Japan, at 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres against 136 Tonnes-kilometres in Croatia as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between Croatia and Japan?: 152,923 Tonnes-kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Japan?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Croatia and Japan rank globally for annual freight transport?: Croatia ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual freight transport
Unit: Tonnes-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 25 places, 933 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Freight transport by rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline.