Japan vs South Korea: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 12.29 billion million ton-km against 8.47 billion million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 3.82 billion million ton-km.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 893.34 million million ton-km | 263.73 million million ton-km | 629.61 million million ton-km | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.24 billion million ton-km | 1.40 billion million ton-km | 1.84 billion million ton-km | Japan |
| 1990s | 6.36 billion million ton-km | 5.27 billion million ton-km | 1.09 billion million ton-km | Japan |
| 2000s | 8.56 billion million ton-km | 8.55 billion million ton-km | 10.44 million million ton-km | Japan |
| 2010s | 8.47 billion million ton-km | 11.56 billion million ton-km | 3.09 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
| 2020s | 9.24 billion million ton-km | 13.47 billion million ton-km | 4.23 billion million ton-km | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 12.29 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 Japan and South Korea?
- 3.82 billion million ton-km, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 6th 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.
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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.