What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Australia and United States?

1.79 million million ton-km, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?

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 United States: Railways, goods transported

Australia

453,091 million ton-km

in 2021

United States

2.24 million million ton-km

in 2021

Australia rank

5th

United States rank

3rd

Railways, goods transported over time

Australia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 2.24 million million ton-km against 453,091 million ton-km in Australia, a difference of 1.79 million million ton-km.

That makes United States's figure about 4.9 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1990s	117,924 million ton-km	1.99 million million ton-km	1.87 million million ton-km	United States
2000s	177,907 million ton-km	2.37 million million ton-km	2.19 million million ton-km	United States
2010s	362,799 million ton-km	2.49 million million ton-km	2.13 million million ton-km	United States
2020s	450,263 million ton-km	2.17 million million ton-km	1.72 million million ton-km	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Australia or United States?: United States, at 2.24 million million ton-km against 453,091 million ton-km in Australia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Australia and United States?: 1.79 million million ton-km, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Australia ranks 5th and United States ranks 3rd 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.