Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Türkiye: Railways, goods transported

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1,808 million ton-km
in 2010
Türkiye
15,900 million ton-km
in 2021
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
25th
Türkiye rank
23rd

Railways, goods transported over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Türkiye
05.0k10.0k15.0k199520082021

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 15,900 million ton-km against 1,808 million ton-km in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 14,092 million ton-km.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 8.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 23rd of 30 groups.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Türkiye Difference Ahead
1990s 2,426 million ton-km 8,856 million ton-km 6,430 million ton-km Türkiye
2000s 2,501 million ton-km 9,139 million ton-km 6,638 million ton-km Türkiye
2010s 1,808 million ton-km 11,462 million ton-km 9,654 million ton-km Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 15,900 million ton-km against 1,808 million ton-km in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Türkiye?
14,092 million ton-km, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Türkiye?
15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2010.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Türkiye rank globally for railways, goods transported?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 25th and Türkiye ranks 23rd 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Türkiye: Railways, goods transported. Statizoid, drawing on Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/railways-goods-transported-million-ton-km/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-ida-and-ibrd/turkiye/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://infrastructure.statizoid.com/compare/railways-goods-transported-million-ton-km/middle-east-north-africa-afghanistan-and-pakistan-ida-and-ibrd/turkiye/">Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Türkiye: Railways, goods transported</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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

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