What is the difference in railways, goods transported between India and North America?

615,028 million ton-km, with North America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for India and North America?

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.

India vs North America: Railways, goods transported

India

719,762 million ton-km

in 2021

North America

1.33 million million ton-km

in 2021

India rank

4th

North America rank

1st

Railways, goods transported over time

India
North America

How they compare

North America currently reports 1.33 million million ton-km against 719,762 million ton-km in India, a difference of 615,028 million ton-km.

That makes North America's figure about 1.9 times India's.

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

India ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	North America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	272,676 million ton-km	1.29 million million ton-km	1.02 million million ton-km	North America
2000s	408,604 million ton-km	1.34 million million ton-km	933,652 million ton-km	North America
2010s	659,712 million ton-km	1.44 million million ton-km	785,177 million ton-km	North America
2020s	713,714 million ton-km	1.30 million million ton-km	590,212 million ton-km	North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, India or North America?: North America, at 1.33 million million ton-km against 719,762 million ton-km in India as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between India and North America?: 615,028 million ton-km, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and North America?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do India and North America rank globally for railways, goods transported?: India ranks 4th and North America ranks 1st of 104 countries.
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.