Japan vs United Kingdom: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita
Japan
68.06 million ton-km per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
64.41 million ton-km per person
in 2023
Japan rank
27th
United Kingdom rank
28th
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita over time
- Japan
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Japan currently reports 68.06 million ton-km per person against 64.41 million ton-km per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.65 million ton-km per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 180 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.98 million ton-km per person | 15.23 million ton-km per person | 7.25 million ton-km per person | United Kingdom |
| 1980s | 26.84 million ton-km per person | 40.13 million ton-km per person | 13.28 million ton-km per person | United Kingdom |
| 1990s | 50.69 million ton-km per person | 94.48 million ton-km per person | 43.78 million ton-km per person | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 67.05 million ton-km per person | 93.9 million ton-km per person | 26.85 million ton-km per person | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 66.58 million ton-km per person | 91.9 million ton-km per person | 25.33 million ton-km per person | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 73.67 million ton-km per person | 59.99 million ton-km per person | 13.68 million ton-km per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita, Japan or United Kingdom?
- Japan, at 68.06 million ton-km per person against 64.41 million ton-km per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita between Japan and United Kingdom?
- 3.65 million ton-km per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita?
- Japan ranks 27th and United Kingdom ranks 28th of 180 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per capita. 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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.