Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Cuba
Cuba: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 1,351 million ton-km in 2007. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Cuba, 1995–2007
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Cuba is 1,351 million ton-km, measured in 2007.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Cuba peaked at 1,439 million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 886 million ton-km, in 1995.
Cuba ranks 60th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Cuba, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 886 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,055 million ton-km | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 1,075 million ton-km | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 1,018 million ton-km | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 947 million ton-km | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 963 million ton-km | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 1,181 million ton-km | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 1,233 million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 1,341 million ton-km | +8.8% |
| 2005 | 1,371 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 1,439 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1,351 million ton-km | -6.1% |
Cuba compared with similar countries
- Cuba's 1,351 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,744 million ton-km, 49% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Cuba's 1,351 million ton-km is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,468 million ton-km, 55% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 996.2 million ton-km | 886 million ton-km | 1,075 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,268 million ton-km | 963 million ton-km | 1,439 million ton-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Cuba
More infrastructure data for Cuba
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 8.01 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 72.93 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.59 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.49 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1449 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 0.1152 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7293 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Cuba?
- Railways, goods transported in Cuba was 1,351 million ton-km in 2007, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Cuba?
- The highest recorded value was 1,439 million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Cuba?
- The lowest recorded value was 886 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does Cuba rank for railways, goods transported?
- Cuba ranks 60th out of 104 countries with data for 2007.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Cuba?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cuba 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.