Volume of domestic freight transport in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by transportation mode (in million metric tons)

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May 2025

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Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

Including overweight baggage and postal mail.
Figures have been rounded.

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Domestic freight transport volume in Japan FY 2023, by mode

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 29, 2025

In the fiscal year 2023, approximately **** billion metric tons of domestic freight were carried via commercial-use trucks, representing the leading mode of freight transportation in Japan. In contrast, the freight transportation volume of airlines amounted to under *********** metric tons.

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