What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Azerbaijan and Korea?

1,441 million ton-km, with Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Korea?

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.

Azerbaijan vs Korea: Railways, goods transported

Azerbaijan

5,316 million ton-km

in 2021

Korea

6,757 million ton-km

in 2021

Azerbaijan rank

41st

Korea rank

39th

Railways, goods transported over time

Azerbaijan
Korea

How they compare

Korea currently reports 6,757 million ton-km against 5,316 million ton-km in Azerbaijan, a difference of 1,441 million ton-km.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Azerbaijan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea ahead.

Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Korea ranks 39th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	Korea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3,691 million ton-km	11,248 million ton-km	7,557 million ton-km	Korea
2000s	8,273 million ton-km	10,602 million ton-km	2,330 million ton-km	Korea
2010s	6,532 million ton-km	9,110 million ton-km	2,578 million ton-km	Korea
2020s	5,088 million ton-km	6,704 million ton-km	1,616 million ton-km	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Azerbaijan or Korea?: Korea, at 6,757 million ton-km against 5,316 million ton-km in Azerbaijan as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Azerbaijan and Korea?: 1,441 million ton-km, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and Korea?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Azerbaijan and Korea rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Azerbaijan ranks 41st and Korea ranks 39th 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: 06 August 2026

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