Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 874.05 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Cameroon, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 874.05 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Cameroon peaked at 1,162 million ton-km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 607 million ton-km, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 69th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 812 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 607 million ton-km | -25.2% |
| 1997 | 869 million ton-km | +43.2% |
| 1998 | 837 million ton-km | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 612 million ton-km | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 1,063 million ton-km | +73.7% |
| 2001 | 1,159 million ton-km | +9.0% |
| 2002 | 1,162 million ton-km | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,062 million ton-km | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 1,114 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 1,119 million ton-km | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1,136 million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,055 million ton-km | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 978 million ton-km | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 1,018 million ton-km | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1,081 million ton-km | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 1,057 million ton-km | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 841.57 million ton-km | -20.4% |
| 2018 | 812.42 million ton-km | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 974.09 million ton-km | +19.9% |
| 2020 | 955.51 million ton-km | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 874.05 million ton-km | -8.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 874.05 million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 862 million ton-km, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 874.05 million ton-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 384 million ton-km, 2.3× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +73.7% | 612 million ton-km | 1,063 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 747.4 million ton-km | 607 million ton-km | 869 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,087 million ton-km | 978 million ton-km | 1,162 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 953.28 million ton-km | 812.42 million ton-km | 1,081 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 914.78 million ton-km | 874.05 million ton-km | 955.51 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 3.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.08 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Cameroon?
- Railways, goods transported in Cameroon was 874.05 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,162 million ton-km in 2002.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 607 million ton-km in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for railways, goods transported?
- Cameroon ranks 69th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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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About this data
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.