What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Europe & Central Asia and Poland?

46,414 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia 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.

Europe & Central Asia vs Poland: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)

Europe & Central Asia

7,973 million ton-km

in 2021

Poland

54,387 million ton-km

in 2021

Europe & Central Asia rank

9th

Poland rank

12th

Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) over time

Europe & Central Asia
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 54,387 million ton-km against 7,973 million ton-km in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 46,414 million ton-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 6.8 times Europe & Central Asia's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th and Poland ranks 12th of 30 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Europe & Central Asia	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	7,859 million ton-km	64,666 million ton-km	56,807 million ton-km	Poland
2000s	8,742 million ton-km	50,486 million ton-km	41,744 million ton-km	Poland
2010s	9,290 million ton-km	52,242 million ton-km	42,952 million ton-km	Poland
2020s	7,798 million ton-km	52,742 million ton-km	44,943 million ton-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Europe & Central Asia or Poland?: Poland, at 54,387 million ton-km against 7,973 million ton-km in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Europe & Central Asia and Poland?: 46,414 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Poland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Poland rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Europe & Central Asia ranks 9th and Poland ranks 12th 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: 29 October 2026

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