Railways, goods transported in Canada
Canada: Railways, goods transported 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.
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 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 27.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.11 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 37.40 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 88.62 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2,036 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1.08 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 2,850 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 73,170 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 94.4% (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.