What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Korea, Republic of and Netherlands, The?

431 million ton-km, with Netherlands, The ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Netherlands, The?

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.

Korea, Republic of vs Netherlands, The: Railways, goods transported

Korea, Republic of

6,757 million ton-km

in 2021

Netherlands, The

7,188 million ton-km

in 2021

Korea, Republic of rank

39th

Netherlands, The rank

38th

Railways, goods transported over time

Korea, Republic of
Netherlands, The

How they compare

Netherlands, The currently reports 7,188 million ton-km against 6,757 million ton-km in Korea, Republic of, a difference of 431 million ton-km.

That makes Netherlands, The's figure about 1.1 times Korea, Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Korea, Republic of ahead.

Korea, Republic of ranks 39th and Netherlands, The ranks 38th of 104 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea, Republic of averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands, The in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea, Republic of	Netherlands, The	Difference	Ahead
1990s	11,248 million ton-km	3,463 million ton-km	7,784 million ton-km	Korea, Republic of
2000s	10,602 million ton-km	5,574 million ton-km	5,028 million ton-km	Korea, Republic of
2010s	9,110 million ton-km	6,445 million ton-km	2,665 million ton-km	Korea, Republic of
2020s	6,704 million ton-km	6,926 million ton-km	222 million ton-km	Netherlands, The

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Korea, Republic of or Netherlands, The?: Netherlands, The, at 7,188 million ton-km against 6,757 million ton-km in Korea, Republic of as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Korea, Republic of and Netherlands, The?: 431 million ton-km, with Netherlands, The ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea, Republic of and Netherlands, The?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do Korea, Republic of and Netherlands, The rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Korea, Republic of ranks 39th and Netherlands, The ranks 38th 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.