Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Japan
Japan: Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP was 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
40th
of 179 countries
All-time high
0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million ton-km per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Japan is 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Japan peaked at 0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, in 2011.
That places Japan 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | million ton-km per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -5.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1977 | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 1979 | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1980 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +7.8% |
| 1990 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -7.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2009 | 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -32.6% |
| 2011 | 0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -21.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +31.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +10.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +38.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0007 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 2.7× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0014 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0012 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0016 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 37 Kuwait 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Jordan 0.002 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
- 39 Portugal 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
- 41 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0018 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
- 42 Panama 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
- 43 Lebanon 0.0017 million ton-km per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Japan?
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp in Japan was 0.0019 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0022 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- What is the lowest tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.001 million ton-km per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 40th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tonne-kilometers of air freight, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tonne-kilometers of air freight divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tonne-kilometers of air freight ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Tonne-kilometers of air freight International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
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.