Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Gabon
Gabon: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 409 million ton-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Gabon, 1995–2020
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2020, railways, goods transported in Gabon stood at 409 million ton-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 81.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Gabon peaked at 3,276 million ton-km in 2017 and was at its lowest, 406 million ton-km, in 2019.
That places Gabon 78th out of 104 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 503 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 493 million ton-km | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 1,636 million ton-km | +231.8% |
| 1998 | 1,741 million ton-km | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 1,609 million ton-km | -7.6% |
| 2000 | 1,702 million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 1,834 million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 2,998 million ton-km | +63.5% |
| 2004 | 1,904 million ton-km | -36.5% |
| 2005 | 2,219 million ton-km | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 2,202 million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 2,502 million ton-km | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 2,485 million ton-km | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 1,581 million ton-km | -36.4% |
| 2010 | 2,238 million ton-km | +41.6% |
| 2011 | 2,417 million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 2,235 million ton-km | -7.5% |
| 2013 | 2,613 million ton-km | +16.9% |
| 2014 | 2,447 million ton-km | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 2,727 million ton-km | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 2,058 million ton-km | -24.5% |
| 2017 | 3,276 million ton-km | +59.2% |
| 2018 | 3,211 million ton-km | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 406 million ton-km | -87.4% |
| 2020 | 409 million ton-km | +0.7% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 409 million ton-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,744 million ton-km, 15% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 409 million ton-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 384 million ton-km, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +231.8% | 493 million ton-km | 1,636 million ton-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,196 million ton-km | 493 million ton-km | 1,741 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,159 million ton-km | 1,581 million ton-km | 2,998 million ton-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 2,363 million ton-km | 406 million ton-km | 3,276 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 409 million ton-km | 409 million ton-km | 409 million ton-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
More infrastructure data for Gabon
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.18 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 125.34 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,119 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.64 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 23.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 67,119 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.25 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Gabon?
- Railways, goods transported in Gabon was 409 million ton-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 3,276 million ton-km in 2017.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 406 million ton-km in 2019.
- How does Gabon rank for railways, goods transported?
- Gabon ranks 78th out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.