Railways, goods transported in Japan
Japan: Railways, goods transported was 18,340 million ton-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Japan, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Japan recorded 18,340 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Japan peaked at 25,101 million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18,340 million ton-km, in 2020.
That places Japan 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,029 million ton-km | 22,541 million ton-km | 25,101 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 22,389 million ton-km | 20,562 million ton-km | 23,334 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 20,678 million ton-km | 19,369 million ton-km | 21,663 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,340 million ton-km | 18,340 million ton-km | 18,340 million ton-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 975,616 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8,474 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 120.31 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 430 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,437 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Japan?
- Railways, goods transported in Japan was 18,340 million ton-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 25,101 million ton-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,340 million ton-km in 2020.
- How does Japan rank for railways, goods transported?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.