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Japan · Infrastructure & transportation

Transport networks, passengers, freight and access.

10 indicators · 10 with data

Air

Air transport, passengers carried

passengers

6th of 149 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, passengers carriedJapan's air transport, passengers carried rose from 83.9M in 1994 to 120M in 2023.19952000200520102015202040M60M80M100M120M140M120M

Japan's air transport, passengers carried rose from 83.9M in 1994 to 120M in 2023.

Air transport, freight

million tonne-km

8th of 137 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Air transport, freightJapan's air transport, freight rose from 6,008 in 1994 to 8,474 in 2023.1995200020052010201520206,0008,00010k12k8,474

Japan's air transport, freight rose from 6,008 in 1994 to 8,474 in 2023.

Rail

Rail lines (total route-km)

km

8th of 68 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific*
Rail lines (total route-km)Japan's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 20,140 km in 2010 to 20,087 km in 2011.2010201120.1k20.1k20.1k20.1k20,087 km

Japan's rail lines (total route-km) fell from 20,140 km in 2010 to 20,087 km in 2011.

Railways, passengers carried

million passenger-km

3rd of 64 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, passengers carriedJapan's railways, passengers carried fell from 400,084 in 1995 to 263,211 in 2020.199520002005201020152020250k300k350k400k450k500k263,211

Japan's railways, passengers carried fell from 400,084 in 1995 to 263,211 in 2020.

Railways, goods transported

million tonne-km

19th of 62 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
Railways, goods transportedJapan's railways, goods transported fell from 25,101 in 1995 to 18,340 in 2020.19952000200520102015202016k18k20k22k24k26k18,340

Japan's railways, goods transported fell from 25,101 in 1995 to 18,340 in 2020.

Shipping

Container port traffic

TEU (20-foot equivalent units)

9th of 103 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Container port trafficJapan's container port traffic rose from 20M in 2010 to 21.9M in 2024.2010201220142016201820202022202419M20M21M22M23M24M21.9M

Japan's container port traffic rose from 20M in 2010 to 21.9M in 2024.

Liner shipping connectivity index

index (maximum value in 2004 = 100)

17th of 165 · 7th in East Asia & Pacific
Liner shipping connectivity indexJapan's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 80.4 in 2006 to 69.7 in 2021.20102015202065707580859069.7

Japan's liner shipping connectivity index fell from 80.4 in 2006 to 69.7 in 2021.

Logistics

Logistics performance index, overall

score (1 = low, 5 = high)

13th of 138 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
Logistics performance index, overallJapan's logistics performance index, overall fell from 4.0 in 2007 to 3.9 in 2022.2010201520203.93.94.044.13.9

Japan's logistics performance index, overall fell from 4.0 in 2007 to 3.9 in 2022.

Access

Access to electricity (% of population)

% of population

1st of 215 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific
Access to electricity (% of population)Japan's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.19952000200520102015202090%95%100%105%110%100.0 %

Japan's access to electricity (% of population) was 100.0 % in 1995 and 100.0 % in 2024.

Mortality

Mortality caused by road traffic injury

per 100,000 people

12th of 183 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
Mortality caused by road traffic injuryJapan's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 12.5 /100k in 2000 to 3.6 /100k in 2019.200020052010201505103.6 /100k

Japan's mortality caused by road traffic injury fell from 12.5 /100k in 2000 to 3.6 /100k in 2019.

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