Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Republic of Congo: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 192 million ton-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 192 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 491 million ton-km in 2004 and was at its lowest, 133 million ton-km, in 2015.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Democratic Republic of Congo, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 251 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 318 million ton-km | +26.7% |
| 1997 | 262 million ton-km | -17.6% |
| 1998 | 365 million ton-km | +39.3% |
| 1999 | 326 million ton-km | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 362 million ton-km | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 409 million ton-km | +13.0% |
| 2002 | 430 million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 403 million ton-km | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 491 million ton-km | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 427 million ton-km | -13.0% |
| 2006 | 323 million ton-km | -24.4% |
| 2007 | 299 million ton-km | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 275 million ton-km | -8.0% |
| 2009 | 152 million ton-km | -44.7% |
| 2010 | 193 million ton-km | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 158 million ton-km | -18.1% |
| 2012 | 170 million ton-km | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 174 million ton-km | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 148 million ton-km | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 133 million ton-km | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 174 million ton-km | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 194 million ton-km | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 188.05 million ton-km | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 158 million ton-km | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 171.26 million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 192 million ton-km | +12.1% |
Democratic Republic of Congo compared with similar countries
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 192 million ton-km is above the median for low income countries, which is 192 million ton-km, 1.0× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Democratic Republic of Congo's 192 million ton-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 384 million ton-km, 50% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 304.4 million ton-km | 251 million ton-km | 365 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 357.1 million ton-km | 152 million ton-km | 491 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 169.01 million ton-km | 133 million ton-km | 194 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.63 million ton-km | 171.26 million ton-km | 192 million ton-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Democratic Republic of Congo
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 63.96 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 58.53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2013)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.5853 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo was 192 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 491 million ton-km in 2004.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 133 million ton-km in 2015.
- How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for railways, goods transported?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.