fiscal years 2015 to 2024; the Japanese fiscal year runs from April 1 of the stated year to March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
Figures have been rounded.
Survey and tabulation methods for freight business vehicles were changed in April 2020. Accordingly, prior values were adjusted retroactively for continuity.
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Domestic commercial motor vehicle freight transport distance in Japan FY 2015-2024
In the fiscal year 2024, the domestic freight payload-distance of commercial motor vehicles in Japan amounted to approximately billion ton-kilometers, up from about * billion ton-kilometers in the previous year. Private-use automobiles realized roughly  billion ton-kilometers of domestic cargo in fiscal 2024.
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e-Stat (Japan). (September 26, 2025). Payload distance of domestic business-use motor vehicle freight transport in Japan from fiscal 2015 to 2024 (in billion ton-kilometers) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/628594/japan-volume-commercial-vehicle-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload distance of domestic business-use motor vehicle freight transport in Japan from fiscal 2015 to 2024 (in billion ton-kilometers)." Chart. September 26, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/628594/japan-volume-commercial-vehicle-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan). (2025). Payload distance of domestic business-use motor vehicle freight transport in Japan from fiscal 2015 to 2024 (in billion ton-kilometers). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/628594/japan-volume-commercial-vehicle-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan). "Payload Distance of Domestic Business-use Motor Vehicle Freight Transport in Japan from Fiscal 2015 to 2024 (in Billion Ton-kilometers)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 26 Sep 2025, /statistics/628594/japan-volume-commercial-vehicle-freight-transport/
e-Stat (Japan), Payload distance of domestic business-use motor vehicle freight transport in Japan from fiscal 2015 to 2024 (in billion ton-kilometers) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/628594/japan-volume-commercial-vehicle-freight-transport/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Payload distance of domestic business-use motor vehicle freight transport in Japan from fiscal 2015 to 2024 (in billion ton-kilometers) [Graph], e-Stat (Japan), September 26, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/628594/japan-volume-commercial-vehicle-freight-transport/
