What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Russian Federation and South Asia?

2.31 million million ton-km, with Russian Federation ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Asia?

21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.

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.

Russian Federation vs South Asia: Railways, goods transported

Russian Federation

2.64 million million ton-km

in 2021

South Asia

327,767 million ton-km

in 2016

Russian Federation rank

2nd

South Asia rank

2nd

Railways, goods transported over time

Russian Federation
South Asia

How they compare

Russian Federation currently reports 2.64 million million ton-km against 327,767 million ton-km in South Asia, a difference of 2.31 million million ton-km.

That makes Russian Federation's figure about 8.1 times South Asia's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.

Russian Federation ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 2nd of 104 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russian Federation	South Asia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.13 million million ton-km	813.4 million ton-km	1.13 million million ton-km	Russian Federation
2000s	1.74 million million ton-km	113,045 million ton-km	1.63 million million ton-km	Russian Federation
2010s	2.21 million million ton-km	137,733 million ton-km	2.07 million million ton-km	Russian Federation

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher railways, goods transported, Russian Federation or South Asia?: Russian Federation, at 2.64 million million ton-km against 327,767 million ton-km in South Asia as of 2021.
What is the difference in railways, goods transported between Russian Federation and South Asia?: 2.31 million million ton-km, with Russian Federation ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and South Asia?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2016.
How do Russian Federation and South Asia rank globally for railways, goods transported?: Russian Federation ranks 2nd and South Asia ranks 2nd 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: 20 August 2026

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