Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Czechia
Czechia: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 16,326 million ton-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
16,326 million ton-km
Change on year
up 7.1%
World rank
22nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
25,459 million ton-km
in 1995
All-time low
12,791 million ton-km
in 2009
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, goods transported in Czechia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 16,326 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
That represents a change of up 7.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Czechia peaked at 25,459 million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 12,791 million ton-km, in 2009.
Czechia ranks 22nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25,459 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 24,286 million ton-km | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 21,010 million ton-km | -13.5% |
| 1998 | 18,757 million ton-km | -10.7% |
| 1999 | 16,713 million ton-km | -10.9% |
| 2000 | 17,496 million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 16,882 million ton-km | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 15,810 million ton-km | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 15,862 million ton-km | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 15,092 million ton-km | -4.9% |
| 2005 | 14,866 million ton-km | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 15,779 million ton-km | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 16,304 million ton-km | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 15,437 million ton-km | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 12,791 million ton-km | -17.1% |
| 2010 | 13,770 million ton-km | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 14,316 million ton-km | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 14,266 million ton-km | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 13,965 million ton-km | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 14,574 million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 15,261 million ton-km | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 15,619 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15,843 million ton-km | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 16,564 million ton-km | +4.6% |
| 2019 | 16,180 million ton-km | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 15,251 million ton-km | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 16,326 million ton-km | +7.1% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 16,326 million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,973 million ton-km, 2.0× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 16,326 million ton-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,188 million ton-km, 2.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,245 million ton-km | 16,713 million ton-km | 25,459 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 15,632 million ton-km | 12,791 million ton-km | 17,496 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 15,036 million ton-km | 13,770 million ton-km | 16,564 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,788 million ton-km | 15,251 million ton-km | 16,326 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More infrastructure data for Czechia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 13.59 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 126.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.16 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.79 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1062 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Czechia?
- Railways, goods transported in Czechia was 16,326 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 25,459 million ton-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,791 million ton-km in 2009.
- How does Czechia rank for railways, goods transported?
- Czechia ranks 22nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia 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.