Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) in Egypt
Egypt: Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) was 591.54 million t km in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
591.54 million t km
Change on year
up 20.1%
World rank
44th
of 170 countries
All-time high
591.54 million t km
in 2024
All-time low
403.83 million t km
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017–2024
Freight volume, by mode of transport in Egypt, 2017–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in t km.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 591.54 million t km for freight volume, by mode of transport in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 20.1% on the previous year and up 46.5% over ten years.
Egypt ranks 44th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres) in Egypt, year by year
| Year | t km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 403.83 million t km | — |
| 2018 | 437.62 million t km | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 483.41 million t km | +10.5% |
| 2020 | 438.91 million t km | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 589.48 million t km | +34.3% |
| 2022 | 492.65 million t km | -16.4% |
| 2024 | 591.54 million t km | +20.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 591.54 million t km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.61 million t km, 89.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 591.54 million t km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 125.35 million t km, 4.7× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 441.62 million t km | 403.83 million t km | 483.41 million t km | 3 |
| 2020s | 528.15 million t km | 438.91 million t km | 591.54 million t km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More infrastructure data for Egypt
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.19 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 97.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 13.25 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 11.37 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1137 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 13.25 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.9713 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is freight volume, by mode of transport in Egypt?
- Freight volume, by mode of transport in Egypt was 591.54 million t km in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest freight volume, by mode of transport recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 591.54 million t km in 2024.
- What is the lowest freight volume, by mode of transport recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 403.83 million t km in 2017.
- How does Egypt rank for freight volume, by mode of transport?
- Egypt ranks 44th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
- Is freight volume, by mode of transport rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Freight volume, by mode of transport (tonne kilometres). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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