What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Australia and High income?

442,792 million ton-km, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and High income?

27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs High income: Railways, goods transported

Australia

453,091 million ton-km

in 2021

High income

10,299 million ton-km

in 2021

Australia rank

5th

High income rank

7th

Railways, goods transported over time

Australia
High income

How they compare

Australia currently reports 453,091 million ton-km against 10,299 million ton-km in High income, a difference of 442,792 million ton-km.

That makes Australia's figure about 44.0 times High income's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 5th and High income ranks 7th of 104 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	High income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	117,924 million ton-km	9,433 million ton-km	108,490 million ton-km	Australia
2000s	177,907 million ton-km	10,324 million ton-km	167,583 million ton-km	Australia
2010s	362,799 million ton-km	10,241 million ton-km	352,558 million ton-km	Australia
2020s	450,263 million ton-km	9,926 million ton-km	440,337 million ton-km	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Australia or High income?: Australia, at 453,091 million ton-km against 10,299 million ton-km in High income as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Australia and High income?: 442,792 million ton-km, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and High income?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Australia and High income rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Australia ranks 5th and High income ranks 7th of 104 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Unit: million ton-km
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 134 places, 2,685 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.