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

115,700 million ton-km, with Germany ahead.

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

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 Germany: Railways, goods transported

Euro area

7,367 million ton-km

in 2021

Germany

123,067 million ton-km

in 2021

Euro area rank

11th

Germany rank

9th

Railways, goods transported over time

Euro area
Germany

How they compare

Germany currently reports 123,067 million ton-km against 7,367 million ton-km in Euro area, a difference of 115,700 million ton-km.

That makes Germany's figure about 16.7 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 11th and Germany ranks 9th of 30 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Germany	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,873 million ton-km	72,100 million ton-km	64,227 million ton-km	Germany
2000s	9,027 million ton-km	92,473 million ton-km	83,446 million ton-km	Germany
2010s	8,282 million ton-km	119,180 million ton-km	110,897 million ton-km	Germany
2020s	7,317 million ton-km	115,736 million ton-km	108,419 million ton-km	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Euro area or Germany?: Germany, at 123,067 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 Germany?: 115,700 million ton-km, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Germany?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Euro area and Germany rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Euro area ranks 11th and Germany ranks 9th 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: 06 August 2026

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