Railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics

Central Europe and the Baltics: Railways, goods transported was 7,973 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
7,973 million ton-km
Change on year
up 4.6%
Rank
8th
of 28 groups
All-time high
11,345 million ton-km
in 2017
All-time low
7,624 million ton-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2021

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1995200820211995: 8.6k million ton-km1996: 8.1k million ton-km1997: 8.6k million ton-km1998: 8.3k million ton-km1999: 7.8k million ton-km2000: 8.9k million ton-km2001: 8.6k million ton-km2002: 9.8k million ton-km2003: 10.1k million ton-km2004: 10.5k million ton-km2005: 10.6k million ton-km2006: 10.4k million ton-km2007: 10.1k million ton-km2008: 9.9k million ton-km2009: 7.7k million ton-km2010: 8.8k million ton-km2011: 9.1k million ton-km2012: 9.2k million ton-km2013: 9.7k million ton-km2014: 10.2k million ton-km2015: 10.0k million ton-km2016: 10.5k million ton-km2017: 11.3k million ton-km2018: 10.6k million ton-km2019: 10.6k million ton-km2020: 7.6k million ton-km2021: 8.0k million ton-km

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

In 2021, railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 7,973 million ton-km.

The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 11,345 million ton-km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 7,624 million ton-km, in 2020.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th of 28 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year

Annual values for Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995 to 2021.
Year million ton-km Change
1995 8,595 million ton-km
1996 8,103 million ton-km -5.7%
1997 8,622 million ton-km +6.4%
1998 8,265 million ton-km -4.1%
1999 7,849 million ton-km -5.0%
2000 8,918 million ton-km +13.6%
2001 8,557 million ton-km -4.0%
2002 9,767 million ton-km +14.1%
2003 10,113 million ton-km +3.5%
2004 10,488 million ton-km +3.7%
2005 10,639 million ton-km +1.4%
2006 10,418 million ton-km -2.1%
2007 10,137 million ton-km -2.7%
2008 9,874 million ton-km -2.6%
2009 7,673 million ton-km -22.3%
2010 8,809 million ton-km +14.8%
2011 9,118 million ton-km +3.5%
2012 9,230 million ton-km +1.2%
2013 9,722 million ton-km +5.3%
2014 10,158 million ton-km +4.5%
2015 10,010 million ton-km -1.5%
2016 10,528 million ton-km +5.2%
2017 11,345 million ton-km +7.8%
2018 10,584 million ton-km -6.7%
2019 10,625 million ton-km +0.4%
2020 7,624 million ton-km -28.2%
2021 7,973 million ton-km +4.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,287 million ton-km 7,849 million ton-km 8,622 million ton-km 5
2000s 9,658 million ton-km 7,673 million ton-km 10,639 million ton-km 10
2010s 10,013 million ton-km 8,809 million ton-km 11,345 million ton-km 10
2020s 7,798 million ton-km 7,624 million ton-km 7,973 million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics

  1. 5 Australia 453,091 million ton-km compare
  2. 6 Canada 430,170 million ton-km compare
  3. 7 Kazakhstan 302,156 million ton-km compare
  4. 8 Ukraine 175,587 million ton-km compare
  5. 9 Germany 123,067 million ton-km compare
  6. 10 South Africa 113,342 million ton-km compare
  7. 11 Mexico 92,437 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics was 7,973 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The highest recorded value was 11,345 million ton-km in 2017.
What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
The lowest recorded value was 7,624 million ton-km in 2020.
How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for railways, goods transported?
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 8th out of 28 groups with data for 2021.
Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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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Indicator
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,685 data points, 1995–2021
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Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.