Japan vs Singapore: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled

Japan
8.47 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Singapore
7.60 billion million ton-km
in 2023
Japan rank
8th
Singapore rank
10th

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled over time

  • Japan
  • Singapore
02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B197019962023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 8.47 billion million ton-km against 7.60 billion million ton-km in Singapore, a difference of 869.81 million million ton-km.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Singapore's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 10th of 180 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Singapore Difference Ahead
1970s 893.34 million million ton-km 177.29 million million ton-km 716.05 million million ton-km Japan
1980s 3.24 billion million ton-km 1.01 billion million ton-km 2.23 billion million ton-km Japan
1990s 6.36 billion million ton-km 3.43 billion million ton-km 2.92 billion million ton-km Japan
2000s 8.56 billion million ton-km 7.06 billion million ton-km 1.50 billion million ton-km Japan
2010s 8.47 billion million ton-km 6.52 billion million ton-km 1.95 billion million ton-km Japan
2020s 9.24 billion million ton-km 4.75 billion million ton-km 4.49 billion million ton-km Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled, Japan or Singapore?
Japan, at 8.47 billion million ton-km against 7.60 billion million ton-km in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled between Japan and Singapore?
869.81 million million ton-km, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled?
Japan ranks 8th and Singapore ranks 10th 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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Indicator
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, gaps filled
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 7,600 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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.