Railways, goods transported in Euro area
Euro area: Railways, goods transported was 7,367 million ton-km in 2021. ▬ Flat
Railways, goods transported in Euro area, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, goods transported in Euro area stood at 7,367 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Euro area peaked at 10,203 million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 6,456 million ton-km, in 2009.
That places Euro area 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,873 million ton-km | 7,620 million ton-km | 8,044 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9,027 million ton-km | 6,456 million ton-km | 10,203 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,282 million ton-km | 7,329 million ton-km | 9,111 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,317 million ton-km | 7,268 million ton-km | 7,367 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More infrastructure data for Euro area
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 41.34 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 142.04 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 123.5 per 100 people (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 424.06 million (2022)
- Air transport, passengers carried 611.22 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 33,359 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 4.46 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 1,068 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,010 cubic meters (2022)
- Annual freshwater withdrawals, domestic 24.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Euro area?
- Railways, goods transported in Euro area was 7,367 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 10,203 million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,456 million ton-km in 2009.
- How does Euro area rank for railways, goods transported?
- Euro area ranks 11th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Euro area 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.