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

47,020 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.

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

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 Poland: Railways, goods transported

Euro area

7,367 million ton-km

in 2021

Poland

54,387 million ton-km

in 2021

Euro area rank

2nd

Poland rank

12th

Railways, goods transported over time

Euro area
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 54,387 million ton-km against 7,367 million ton-km in Euro area, a difference of 47,020 million ton-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 7.4 times Euro area's.

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

Euro area ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 12th of 2 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Euro area	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,873 million ton-km	64,666 million ton-km	56,793 million ton-km	Poland
2000s	9,027 million ton-km	50,486 million ton-km	41,459 million ton-km	Poland
2010s	8,282 million ton-km	52,242 million ton-km	43,960 million ton-km	Poland
2020s	7,317 million ton-km	52,742 million ton-km	45,424 million ton-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Euro area or Poland?: Poland, at 54,387 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 Poland?: 47,020 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Poland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Euro area and Poland rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Euro area ranks 2nd and Poland ranks 12th 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.