Railways, goods transported in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: Railways, goods transported was 10,812 million ton-km in 2017. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in East Asia & Pacific, 1995–2017
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 10,812 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 145.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 10,812 million ton-km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 2,522 million ton-km, in 1995.
That places East Asia & Pacific 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported in East Asia & Pacific, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,522 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 2,541 million ton-km | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 2,583 million ton-km | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 2,857 million ton-km | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 3,515 million ton-km | +23.0% |
| 2000 | 4,078 million ton-km | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 3,894 million ton-km | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 3,264 million ton-km | -16.2% |
| 2004 | 3,970 million ton-km | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 6,804 million ton-km | +71.4% |
| 2007 | 4,405 million ton-km | -35.3% |
| 2008 | 6,856 million ton-km | +55.7% |
| 2010 | 7,166 million ton-km | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 7,087 million ton-km | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9,724 million ton-km | +37.2% |
| 2015 | 9,768 million ton-km | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 9,767 million ton-km | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,812 million ton-km | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,804 million ton-km | 2,522 million ton-km | 3,515 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,753 million ton-km | 3,264 million ton-km | 6,856 million ton-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 9,054 million ton-km | 7,087 million ton-km | 10,812 million ton-km | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
- 3 United States of America 2.24 million million ton-km compare
- 4 India 719,762 million ton-km compare
- 5 Australia 453,091 million ton-km compare
- 6 Canada 430,170 million ton-km compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 302,156 million ton-km compare
- 8 Ukraine 175,587 million ton-km compare
- 9 Germany 123,067 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for East Asia & Pacific
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.24 billion (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 135.1 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 288.00 million (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 12 per 100 people (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1205 units per person (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -4.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 288.00 million (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.36 units per person (2025)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in East Asia & Pacific?
- Railways, goods transported in East Asia & Pacific was 10,812 million ton-km in 2017, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 10,812 million ton-km in 2017.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,522 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for railways, goods transported?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 6th out of 28 groups with data for 2017.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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.