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
Railways, goods transported in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1995–2021
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More infrastructure data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.27 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.68 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 15.39 million (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.73 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1538 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 15.39 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.3 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
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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Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.