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

1.30 million million ton-km, with Russia ahead.

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

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.

North America vs Russia: Railways, goods transported

North America

1.33 million million ton-km

in 2021

Russia

2.64 million million ton-km

in 2021

North America rank

1st

Russia rank

2nd

Railways, goods transported over time

North America
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 2.64 million million ton-km against 1.33 million million ton-km in North America, a difference of 1.30 million million ton-km.

That makes Russia's figure about 2.0 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1995 it was North America ahead.

North America ranks 1st and Russia ranks 2nd of 28 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, North America averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	North America	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.29 million million ton-km	1.13 million million ton-km	156,238 million ton-km	North America
2000s	1.34 million million ton-km	1.77 million million ton-km	423,169 million ton-km	Russia
2010s	1.44 million million ton-km	2.32 million million ton-km	872,192 million ton-km	Russia
2020s	1.30 million million ton-km	2.59 million million ton-km	1.29 million million ton-km	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, North America or Russia?: Russia, at 2.64 million million ton-km against 1.33 million million ton-km in North America as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between North America and Russia?: 1.30 million million ton-km, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Russia?: 27 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2021.
How do North America and Russia rank globally for railways, goods transported?: North America ranks 1st and Russia ranks 2nd of 28 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.

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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.