What is the difference in railways, goods transported between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?

20,564 million ton-km, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?

9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.

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.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Sweden: Railways, goods transported

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

2,682 million ton-km

in 2004

Sweden

23,246 million ton-km

in 2021

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank

21st

Sweden rank

18th

Railways, goods transported over time

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 23,246 million ton-km against 2,682 million ton-km in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), a difference of 20,564 million ton-km.

That makes Sweden's figure about 8.7 times East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sweden has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 30 groups.

Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,658 million ton-km	19,134 million ton-km	17,476 million ton-km	Sweden
2000s	2,182 million ton-km	20,078 million ton-km	17,896 million ton-km	Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Sweden?: Sweden, at 23,246 million ton-km against 2,682 million ton-km in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?: 20,564 million ton-km, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Sweden rank globally for railways, goods transported?: East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 30 groups.
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: 03 September 2026

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