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

21,467 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran 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.

Iran vs Poland: Railways, goods transported

Iran

32,920 million ton-km

in 2021

Poland

54,387 million ton-km

in 2021

Iran rank

15th

Poland rank

12th

Railways, goods transported over time

Iran
Poland

How they compare

Poland currently reports 54,387 million ton-km against 32,920 million ton-km in Iran, a difference of 21,467 million ton-km.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.7 times Iran's.

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

Iran ranks 15th and Poland ranks 12th of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13,325 million ton-km	64,666 million ton-km	51,341 million ton-km	Poland
2000s	18,465 million ton-km	50,486 million ton-km	32,021 million ton-km	Poland
2010s	26,331 million ton-km	52,242 million ton-km	25,911 million ton-km	Poland
2020s	34,442 million ton-km	52,742 million ton-km	18,300 million ton-km	Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Iran or Poland?: Poland, at 54,387 million ton-km against 32,920 million ton-km in Iran as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Iran and Poland?: 21,467 million ton-km, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Poland?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Iran and Poland rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Iran ranks 15th and Poland ranks 12th 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: 06 August 2026

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