Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Arab World
Arab World: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 1,722 million ton-km in 2010. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Arab World, 1995–2010
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Arab World is 1,722 million ton-km, measured in 2010.
The figure is up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Arab World peaked at 2,030 million ton-km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1,471 million ton-km, in 2005.
Arab World ranks 27th of 30 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,538 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,616 million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,654 million ton-km | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 1,635 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1,568 million ton-km | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 1,491 million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 2,030 million ton-km | +36.2% |
| 2004 | 1,945 million ton-km | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 1,471 million ton-km | -24.4% |
| 2010 | 1,722 million ton-km | +17.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,611 million ton-km | 1,538 million ton-km | 1,654 million ton-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 1,701 million ton-km | 1,471 million ton-km | 2,030 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,722 million ton-km | 1,722 million ton-km | 1,722 million ton-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 24 Indonesia 15,573 million ton-km compare
- 25 United Kingdom 15,212 million ton-km compare
- 26 Lithuania 14,566 million ton-km compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 13,327 million ton-km compare
- 28 Romania 13,312 million ton-km compare
- 29 Switzerland 12,024 million ton-km compare
- 30 Hungary 11,346 million ton-km compare
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 37.45 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.48 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0794 units per person (2022)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -8.02 % change on previous year (2022)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Arab World?
- Railways, goods transported in Arab World was 1,722 million ton-km in 2010, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 2,030 million ton-km in 2002.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,471 million ton-km in 2005.
- How does Arab World rank for railways, goods transported?
- Arab World ranks 27th out of 30 groups with data for 2010.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.