Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) by country
Countries reporting
167
Highest
45.30 billion t km
United States
Lowest
0 t km
Cook Islands
Median
44.01 million t km
Years covered
8
2017–2024
Data points
1,413
What the numbers show
Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) is currently reported for 167 countries. The highest value is 45.30 billion t km in United States; the lowest is 0 t km in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.01 million t km, and the mean is 1.60 billion t km.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 80 fell. The largest increase was in Kyrgyzstan (up 82,026.2%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 100.0%).
Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 45.30 billion t km | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 2 | China | 43.16 billion t km | 2024 | up 85.1% | rising |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 16.13 billion t km | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 4 | Qatar | 14.85 billion t km | 2024 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 5 | Germany | 13.75 billion t km | 2024 | up 74.0% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 12.68 billion t km | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 6 | Republic of Korea | 12.68 billion t km | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 8 | Turkey | 10.23 billion t km | 2024 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 10.23 billion t km | 2024 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 9.13 billion t km | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 11 | Luxembourg | 7.33 billion t km | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 5.17 billion t km | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 5.17 billion t km | 2024 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 14 | Singapore | 4.47 billion t km | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 15 | France | 4.46 billion t km | 2024 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 16 | Ethiopia | 4.14 billion t km | 2024 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 3.50 billion t km | 2024 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 18 | India | 2.24 billion t km | 2024 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 19 | Colombia | 2.16 billion t km | 2024 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 2.15 billion t km | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 21 | Thailand | 2.08 billion t km | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 22 | Australia and New Zealand | 2.07 billion t km | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 1.72 billion t km | 2024 | up 2,686.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | 1.69 billion t km | 2024 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 25 | Italy | 1.67 billion t km | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 26 | Brazil | 1.63 billion t km | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 27 | Australia | 1.50 billion t km | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 1.47 billion t km | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 29 | Russia | 1.45 billion t km | 2024 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 29 | Russian Federation | 1.45 billion t km | 2024 | down 78.8% | falling |
| 31 | Belgium | 1.42 billion t km | 2024 | down 9.6% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 1.33 billion t km | 2024 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 1.32 billion t km | 2024 | up 51.8% | falling |
| 34 | Spain | 1.29 billion t km | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 35 | Vietnam | 1.18 billion t km | 2024 | up 160.9% | rising |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 1.18 billion t km | 2024 | up 160.9% | rising |
| 37 | Mexico | 1.11 billion t km | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 38 | Indonesia | 948.12 million t km | 2024 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 39 | Bahrain | 921.48 million t km | 2024 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Finland | 876.58 million t km | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 41 | Israel | 759.64 million t km | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 42 | Philippines | 735.64 million t km | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 43 | Portugal | 596.48 million t km | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 44 | Egypt | 591.54 million t km | 2024 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 45 | New Zealand | 567.44 million t km | 2024 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 46 | Denmark | 436.03 million t km | 2024 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 419.76 million t km | 2024 | up 171.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Oman | 416.58 million t km | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 49 | Kuwait | 375.18 million t km | 2024 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 50 | Poland | 332.74 million t km | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 51 | Peru | 328.65 million t km | 2024 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 52 | Sri Lanka | 321.19 million t km | 2024 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 53 | Kenya | 269.10 million t km | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 54 | Ecuador | 267.98 million t km | 2024 | up 364.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Pakistan | 264.73 million t km | 2024 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 56 | Austria | 258.65 million t km | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 57 | Sweden | 233.11 million t km | 2024 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Uzbekistan | 208.85 million t km | 2024 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Norway | 205.68 million t km | 2024 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Mauritius | 203.92 million t km | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 61 | Hungary | 189.53 million t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Argentina | 172.81 million t km | 2024 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 63 | Panama | 161.02 million t km | 2024 | up 251.7% | rising |
| 64 | Bangladesh | 160.94 million t km | 2024 | up 160.6% | rising |
| 65 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 157.48 million t km | 2024 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 66 | Tajikistan | 152.04 million t km | 2024 | up 5,145.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Jordan | 143.53 million t km | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 68 | Iceland | 142.38 million t km | 2024 | down 14.6% | flat |
| 69 | Melanesia | 133.95 million t km | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 70 | Morocco | 107.17 million t km | 2024 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 71 | Angola | 101.37 million t km | 2024 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 72 | Malta | 97.17 million t km | 2024 | up 3,585.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Fiji | 90.44 million t km | 2024 | down 11.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 78.51 million t km | 2024 | up 303.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Caribbean | 77.61 million t km | 2024 | down 12.3% | flat |
| 76 | Brunei | 70.43 million t km | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.43 million t km | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 67.00 million t km | 2024 | up 5,316.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 61.51 million t km | 2024 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 59.59 million t km | 2024 | up 59.2% | rising |
| 81 | Mongolia | 52.67 million t km | 2024 | up 529.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Lebanon | 45.56 million t km | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 83 | Yemen | 45.46 million t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Algeria | 44.01 million t km | 2024 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 85 | Papua New Guinea | 35.87 million t km | 2024 | up 22.7% | falling |
| 86 | Togo | 33.49 million t km | 2024 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 87 | United Republic of Tanzania | 29.88 million t km | 2024 | up 10,525.8% | volatile |
| 88 | El Salvador | 27.79 million t km | 2024 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 89 | Maldives | 25.68 million t km | 2024 | up 231.5% | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 24.38 million t km | 2024 | down 97.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Serbia | 24.20 million t km | 2024 | up 229.1% | rising |
| 92 | Myanmar | 23.68 million t km | 2024 | up 389.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 18.00 million t km | 2024 | up 89.8% | rising |
| 94 | Greece | 17.79 million t km | 2024 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 17.78 million t km | 2024 | up 82,026.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Zambia | 17.58 million t km | 2024 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 97 | Nepal | 16.75 million t km | 2024 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 98 | Tunisia | 12.95 million t km | 2024 | up 6.8% | falling |
| 99 | Suriname | 10.96 million t km | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 100 | Costa Rica | 10.89 million t km | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Armenia | 10.17 million t km | 2024 | up 3,015.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | 9.44 million t km | 2024 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 8.98 million t km | 2024 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 8.57 million t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 6.61 million t km | 2024 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Albania | 6.22 million t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Cambodia | 5.43 million t km | 2024 | up 519.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Belarus | 4.92 million t km | 2024 | up 157.2% | rising |
| 109 | Syria | 3.92 million t km | 2024 | up 15,185.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Syrian Arab Republic | 3.92 million t km | 2024 | up 15,185.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Micronesia | 3.83 million t km | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Nigeria | 3.61 million t km | 2024 | down 83.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Nauru | 3.55 million t km | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Naoero | 3.55 million t km | 2024 | down 55.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.49 million t km | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.49 million t km | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 117 | Senegal | 3.14 million t km | 2024 | up 7,427.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Belize | 3.09 million t km | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 3.05 million t km | 2024 | up 1,236.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Latvia | 2.85 million t km | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | 2.85 million t km | 2024 | up 12,778.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Romania | 2.78 million t km | 2024 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 123 | Mozambique | 2.70 million t km | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 124 | Zimbabwe | 2.66 million t km | 2024 | up 299.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Guatemala | 2.28 million t km | 2024 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Seychelles | 2.25 million t km | 2024 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Bhutan | 1.89 million t km | 2024 | up 257.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Honduras | 1.44 million t km | 2024 | up 527.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Paraguay | 1.27 million t km | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 1.03 million t km | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.03 million t km | 2024 | up 309.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Sao Tome and Principe | 856,770 t km | 2024 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 133 | Moldova | 623,098 t km | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 133 | Republic of Moldova | 623,098 t km | 2024 | up 12.9% | falling |
| 135 | Laos | 577,731 t km | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 577,731 t km | 2024 | down 60.8% | volatile |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 499,091 t km | 2024 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Cyprus | 421,000 t km | 2024 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Madagascar | 398,600 t km | 2024 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Bulgaria | 338,420 t km | 2024 | down 80.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Botswana | 332,000 t km | 2024 | up 128.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Kiribati | 203,715 t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Georgia | 203,184 t km | 2024 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Croatia | 148,940 t km | 2024 | down 74.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 139,717 t km | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Cabo Verde | 87,000 t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Czechia | 81,066 t km | 2024 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Marshall Islands | 70,270 t km | 2024 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Sudan | 49,000 t km | 2024 | down 99.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Samoa | 9,000 t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Polynesia | 9,000 t km | 2024 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Namibia | 267 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cameroon | 0 t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Congo | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Ghana | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Guyana | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Iraq | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Lithuania | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Montenegro | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Malawi | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Eswatini | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Uganda | 0 t km | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Ukraine | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Cook Islands | 0 t km | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Developing regions 4.55 trillion t km
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 4.55 trillion t km
- World 243.74 billion t km
- Asia 135.65 billion t km
- Europe and Northern America 92.54 billion t km
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 84.96 billion t km
- Eastern Asia 74.12 billion t km
- Americas 55.13 billion t km
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 47.79 billion t km
- Northern America 47.47 billion t km
- Western Asia 46.97 billion t km
- United States of America 45.30 billion t km
- Europe 45.07 billion t km
- Western Europe 32.20 billion t km
- South-Eastern Asia 10.84 billion t km
- China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region 9.07 billion t km
- Latin America and the Caribbean 7.67 billion t km
- Northern Europe 7.18 billion t km
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 6.51 billion t km
- South America 6.28 billion t km
- Africa 5.68 billion t km
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 4.93 billion t km
- Sub-Saharan Africa 4.86 billion t km
- Eastern Africa 4.67 billion t km
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 4.61 billion t km
- Central and Southern Asia 3.71 billion t km
- Southern Europe 3.70 billion t km
- Southern Asia 3.20 billion t km
- Oceania 2.21 billion t km
- Eastern Europe 2.00 billion t km
- Central America 1.31 billion t km
- Northern Africa 822.72 million t km
- Central Asia 518.70 million t km
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 137.79 million t km
- Middle Africa 112.21 million t km
- Western Africa 48.75 million t km
- Southern Africa 24.71 million t km
- China, Macao Special Administrative Region 22.28 million t km