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

110,916 Tonnes-kilometres, with Japan ahead.

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

44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.

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.

Italy vs Japan: Annual freight transport

Italy

42,143 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

Japan

153,059 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Italy rank

6th

Japan rank

3rd

Annual freight transport over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,143 Tonnes-kilometres in Italy, a difference of 110,916 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.6 times Italy's.

Across all 44 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 21 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1980s	31,460 Tonnes-kilometres	208,069 Tonnes-kilometres	176,609 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
1990s	37,508 Tonnes-kilometres	238,633 Tonnes-kilometres	201,125 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2000s	42,046 Tonnes-kilometres	213,629 Tonnes-kilometres	171,583 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2010s	54,395 Tonnes-kilometres	179,109 Tonnes-kilometres	124,714 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2020s	49,314 Tonnes-kilometres	158,074 Tonnes-kilometres	108,761 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,143 Tonnes-kilometres in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between Italy and Japan?: 110,916 Tonnes-kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 44 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for annual freight transport?: Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 21 countries.
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.