Japan vs Panama: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP

Japan
0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Panama
0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Japan rank
40th
Panama rank
42nd

Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Panama
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Panama, a difference of 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 17 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Panama ahead.

Japan ranks 40th and Panama ranks 42nd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Panama Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0004 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Panama
1980s 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0003 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Panama
2020s 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP 0 million ton-km per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp, Japan or Panama?
Japan, at 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP against 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in Panama as of 2023.
What is the difference in tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp between Japan and Panama?
0.0002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Japan and Panama rank globally for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 40th and Panama ranks 42nd of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. 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, per unit of GDP
Unit
million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 7,236 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.