Germany vs Japan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
Germany
12.77 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Japan
8.47 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Germany rank
5th
Japan rank
8th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 12.77 billion million ton-km against 8.47 billion million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 4.29 billion million ton-km.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 946.55 million million ton-km | 893.34 million million ton-km | 53.21 million million ton-km | Germany |
| 1980s | 2.45 billion million ton-km | 3.24 billion million ton-km | 791.03 million million ton-km | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.33 billion million ton-km | 6.36 billion million ton-km | 1.03 billion million ton-km | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.96 billion million ton-km | 8.56 billion million ton-km | 596.48 million million ton-km | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.45 billion million ton-km | 8.47 billion million ton-km | 1.02 billion million ton-km | Japan |
| 2020s | 11.58 billion million ton-km | 9.24 billion million ton-km | 2.34 billion million ton-km | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 12.77 billion million ton-km against 8.47 billion million ton-km in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between Germany and Japan?
- 4.29 billion million ton-km, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Germany ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Tonne-kilometers of air freight with 94 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.