In the fiscal year 2020, the number of parcels handled by door-to-door delivery services in Japan reached a record high of 4.84 billion packages. Three service providers dominate this market, accounting for more than 90 percent of the traffic.
Number of parcels handled by door-to-door delivery services in Japan from the fiscal year 2011 to 2020
(in billions)
fiscal years 2011 to 2020, the fiscal year in Japan runs from April 1 of the stated year to March 31 of the following year
Special properties
figures have been rounded
Supplementary notes
The term "parcel" refers to shipments of 30 kg or less of a single package in one load, carrying a delivery service's product name.
The numbers include parcels of this kind forwarded by aircraft or others.
Since October 2016, Yu-Packet shipments have been included.
Since Sagawa Express Co., Ltd. changed its accounting period, the fiscal year 2017 includes parcels delivered by this company in the period from March 21, 2017, to Mach 31, 2018 (376 days).
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MLIT (Japan). (August 6, 2021). Number of parcels handled by door-to-door delivery services in Japan from the fiscal year 2011 to 2020 (in billions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 16, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188778/japan-number-of-parcels-shipped-door-to-door/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of parcels handled by door-to-door delivery services in Japan from the fiscal year 2011 to 2020 (in billions)." Chart. August 6, 2021. Statista. Accessed August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188778/japan-number-of-parcels-shipped-door-to-door/
MLIT (Japan). (2021). Number of parcels handled by door-to-door delivery services in Japan from the fiscal year 2011 to 2020 (in billions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 16, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188778/japan-number-of-parcels-shipped-door-to-door/
MLIT (Japan). "Number of Parcels Handled by Door-to-door Delivery Services in Japan from The Fiscal Year 2011 to 2020 (in Billions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188778/japan-number-of-parcels-shipped-door-to-door/
MLIT (Japan), Number of parcels handled by door-to-door delivery services in Japan from the fiscal year 2011 to 2020 (in billions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1188778/japan-number-of-parcels-shipped-door-to-door/ (last visited August 16, 2022)
