What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Czechia and Japan?

2,014 million ton-km, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?

26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.

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.

Czechia vs Japan: Railways, goods transported

Czechia

16,326 million ton-km

in 2021

Japan

18,340 million ton-km

in 2020

Czechia rank

22nd

Japan rank

21st

Railways, goods transported over time

Czechia
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 18,340 million ton-km against 16,326 million ton-km in Czechia, a difference of 2,014 million ton-km.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Czechia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Czechia ahead.

Czechia ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Czechia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,245 million ton-km	24,029 million ton-km	2,784 million ton-km	Japan
2000s	15,632 million ton-km	22,389 million ton-km	6,757 million ton-km	Japan
2010s	15,036 million ton-km	20,678 million ton-km	5,642 million ton-km	Japan
2020s	15,251 million ton-km	18,340 million ton-km	3,089 million ton-km	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Czechia or Japan?: Japan, at 18,340 million ton-km against 16,326 million ton-km in Czechia as of 2020.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Czechia and Japan?: 2,014 million ton-km, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Japan?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2020.
How do Czechia and Japan rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Czechia ranks 22nd and Japan ranks 21st 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.