What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

203 million ton-km, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?

9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.

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.

Kenya vs Tanzania, United Republic of: Railways, goods transported

Kenya

1,399 million ton-km

in 2004

Tanzania, United Republic of

1,196 million ton-km

in 2004

Kenya rank

59th

Tanzania, United Republic of rank

61st

Railways, goods transported over time

Kenya
Tanzania, United Republic of

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 1,399 million ton-km against 1,196 million ton-km in Tanzania, United Republic of, a difference of 203 million ton-km.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Tanzania, United Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Tanzania, United Republic of ahead.

Kenya ranks 59th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 61st of 104 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania, United Republic of in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Tanzania, United Republic of	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1,252 million ton-km	1,709 million ton-km	456.2 million ton-km	Tanzania, United Republic of
2000s	1,524 million ton-km	1,487 million ton-km	37.5 million ton-km	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Kenya or Tanzania, United Republic of?: Kenya, at 1,399 million ton-km against 1,196 million ton-km in Tanzania, United Republic of as of 2004.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 203 million ton-km, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2004.
How do Kenya and Tanzania, United Republic of rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Kenya ranks 59th and Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 61st 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.