In 2020, the sea freight volume of Japan's foreign trade amounted to approximately 816 million metric tons, down from 898 million tons in the previous year. More than 99 percent of imported and exported goods reached or left the island nation via sea.
Maritime transport volume of foreign trade from and to Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million tons)
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MLIT (Japan). (July 20, 2021). Maritime transport volume of foreign trade from and to Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199050/japan-foreign-trade-sea-cargo-volume/
MLIT (Japan). "Maritime transport volume of foreign trade from and to Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million tons)." Chart. July 20, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199050/japan-foreign-trade-sea-cargo-volume/
MLIT (Japan). (2021). Maritime transport volume of foreign trade from and to Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199050/japan-foreign-trade-sea-cargo-volume/
MLIT (Japan). "Maritime Transport Volume of Foreign Trade from and to Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in Million Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199050/japan-foreign-trade-sea-cargo-volume/
MLIT (Japan), Maritime transport volume of foreign trade from and to Japan from 2011 to 2020 (in million tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1199050/japan-foreign-trade-sea-cargo-volume/ (last visited May 28, 2022)