China (People’s Republic of) vs Russia: Railways, goods transported

China (People’s Republic of)
3.02 million million ton-km
in 2019
Russia
2.64 million million ton-km
in 2021
China (People’s Republic of) rank
1st
Russia rank
2nd

Railways, goods transported over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Russia
1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M3.0M199520082021

How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 3.02 million million ton-km against 2.64 million million ton-km in Russia, a difference of 379,640 million ton-km.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

Across all 25 years both countries report, China (People’s Republic of) has been ahead every year.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Russia ranks 2nd of 104 countries.

China (People’s Republic of) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.30 million million ton-km 1.13 million million ton-km 164,050 million ton-km China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 1.97 million million ton-km 1.77 million million ton-km 209,389 million ton-km China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 2.77 million million ton-km 2.32 million million ton-km 448,048 million ton-km China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, China (People’s Republic of) or Russia?
China (People’s Republic of), at 3.02 million million ton-km against 2.64 million million ton-km in Russia as of 2019.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between China (People’s Republic of) and Russia?
379,640 million ton-km, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Russia?
25 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2019.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Russia rank globally for railways, goods transported?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 1st and Russia ranks 2nd 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

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