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

103,121 Tonnes-kilometres, with Japan ahead.

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

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.

Japan vs Spain: Annual freight transport

Japan

153,059 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Spain

49,938 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Japan rank

3rd

Spain rank

5th

Annual freight transport over time

Japan
Spain

How they compare

Japan currently reports 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres against 49,938 Tonnes-kilometres in Spain, a difference of 103,121 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.1 times Spain's.

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

Japan ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 5th of 21 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1970s	190,215 Tonnes-kilometres	28,123 Tonnes-kilometres	162,091 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
1980s	208,069 Tonnes-kilometres	30,674 Tonnes-kilometres	177,395 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
1990s	238,633 Tonnes-kilometres	33,748 Tonnes-kilometres	204,886 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2000s	213,629 Tonnes-kilometres	44,074 Tonnes-kilometres	169,554 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2010s	179,109 Tonnes-kilometres	45,133 Tonnes-kilometres	133,976 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan
2020s	157,071 Tonnes-kilometres	46,822 Tonnes-kilometres	110,249 Tonnes-kilometres	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, Japan or Spain?: Japan, at 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres against 49,938 Tonnes-kilometres in Spain as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between Japan and Spain?: 103,121 Tonnes-kilometres, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Japan and Spain rank globally for annual freight transport?: Japan ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 5th 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.