Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Canada
Canada: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 430,170 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Canada, 1996–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Canada is 430,170 million ton-km, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Canada peaked at 446,081 million ton-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 245,625 million ton-km, in 1996.
That places Canada 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Canada, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 245,625 million ton-km | — |
| 1997 | 269,458 million ton-km | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 256,145 million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 265,707 million ton-km | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 283,842 million ton-km | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 291,518 million ton-km | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 288,701 million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 300,424 million ton-km | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 327,812 million ton-km | +9.1% |
| 2005 | 337,953 million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 341,514 million ton-km | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 347,922 million ton-km | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 334,824 million ton-km | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 294,786 million ton-km | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 332,635 million ton-km | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 347,824 million ton-km | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 368,297 million ton-km | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 386,266 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 414,069 million ton-km | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 412,985 million ton-km | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 396,806 million ton-km | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 420,143 million ton-km | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 445,546 million ton-km | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 446,081 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 444,032 million ton-km | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 430,170 million ton-km | -3.1% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 430,170 million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,973 million ton-km, 54.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 259,234 million ton-km | 245,625 million ton-km | 269,458 million ton-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 314,930 million ton-km | 283,842 million ton-km | 347,922 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 397,065 million ton-km | 332,635 million ton-km | 446,081 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 437,101 million ton-km | 430,170 million ton-km | 444,032 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.2658 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Canada?
- Railways, goods transported in Canada was 430,170 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 446,081 million ton-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 245,625 million ton-km in 1996.
- How does Canada rank for railways, goods transported?
- Canada ranks 6th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Canada 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.