What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Japan and United States?

4.67 million Vehicle-kilometres, with United States ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States: Road motor vehicle traffic

Japan

679,171 Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

United States

5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres

in 2025

Japan rank

4th

United States rank

1st

Road motor vehicle traffic over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres against 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres in Japan, a difference of 4.67 million Vehicle-kilometres.

That makes United States's figure about 7.9 times Japan's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 29 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	926,322 Vehicle-kilometres	4.81 million Vehicle-kilometres	3.88 million Vehicle-kilometres	United States
2010s	739,433 Vehicle-kilometres	4.97 million Vehicle-kilometres	4.23 million Vehicle-kilometres	United States
2020s	679,364 Vehicle-kilometres	5.12 million Vehicle-kilometres	4.44 million Vehicle-kilometres	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher road motor vehicle traffic, Japan or United States?: United States, at 5.35 million Vehicle-kilometres against 679,171 Vehicle-kilometres in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in road motor vehicle traffic between Japan and United States?: 4.67 million Vehicle-kilometres, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for road motor vehicle traffic?: Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Road motor vehicle traffic. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Road motor vehicle traffic
Unit: Vehicle-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 38 places, 905 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Movement of road motor vehicles on a given road network.