What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Euro area and France?

28,384 million ton-km, with France ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and France?

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.

Euro area vs France: Railways, goods transported

Euro area

7,367 million ton-km

in 2021

France

35,751 million ton-km

in 2021

Euro area rank

2nd

France rank

14th

Railways, goods transported over time

Euro area
France

How they compare

France currently reports 35,751 million ton-km against 7,367 million ton-km in Euro area, a difference of 28,384 million ton-km.

That makes France's figure about 4.9 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 2nd and France ranks 14th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,873 million ton-km	50,458 million ton-km	42,585 million ton-km	France
2000s	9,027 million ton-km	44,348 million ton-km	35,321 million ton-km	France
2010s	8,282 million ton-km	33,575 million ton-km	25,293 million ton-km	France
2020s	7,317 million ton-km	33,517 million ton-km	26,199 million ton-km	France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Euro area or France?: France, at 35,751 million ton-km against 7,367 million ton-km in Euro area as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Euro area and France?: 28,384 million ton-km, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and France?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Euro area and France rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Euro area ranks 2nd and France ranks 14th of 2 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: 20 August 2026

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