By the end of March 2024, light motor vehicles accounted for the largest share of motor vehicles used for freight transportation in Japan, with approximately 8.37 million trucks officially registered. The total of trucks amounted to around 14.5 million registered vehicles.
Number of motor vehicles for freight transport owned in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type
(in millions)
fiscal year 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts April 1 of the stated year and ends March 31 of the following year
Supplementary notes
According to the source, "motor vehicles owned" comprises registered motor vehicles entered in the motor vehicle registration files in accordance with the Road Transport Vehicle Act, and light two-wheeled vehicles and light motor vehicles that may be legally driven after providing notification.
Figures have been rounded.
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Statistics Bureau of Japan. (November 22, 2024). Number of motor vehicles for freight transport owned in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052635/japan-number-vehicle-freight-transport-owned-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of motor vehicles for freight transport owned in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in millions)." Chart. November 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052635/japan-number-vehicle-freight-transport-owned-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. (2024). Number of motor vehicles for freight transport owned in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052635/japan-number-vehicle-freight-transport-owned-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan. "Number of Motor Vehicles for Freight Transport Owned in Japan in Fiscal Year 2023, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Nov 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052635/japan-number-vehicle-freight-transport-owned-by-type/
Statistics Bureau of Japan, Number of motor vehicles for freight transport owned in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052635/japan-number-vehicle-freight-transport-owned-by-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of motor vehicles for freight transport owned in Japan in fiscal year 2023, by type (in millions) [Graph], Statistics Bureau of Japan, November 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1052635/japan-number-vehicle-freight-transport-owned-by-type/
