Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in India
India: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 719,762 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in India, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
India recorded 719,762 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in India peaked at 738,523 million ton-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 249,564 million ton-km, in 1995.
India ranks 4th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in India, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 249,564 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 270,489 million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 1997 | 277,567 million ton-km | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 284,249 million ton-km | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 281,513 million ton-km | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 305,201 million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 312,371 million ton-km | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 333,228 million ton-km | +6.7% |
| 2003 | 353,194 million ton-km | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 381,241 million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 2005 | 407,398 million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 439,596 million ton-km | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 480,993 million ton-km | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 521,371 million ton-km | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 551,448 million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 600,548 million ton-km | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 625,723 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 667,607 million ton-km | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 649,645 million ton-km | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 665,810 million ton-km | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 681,696 million ton-km | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 654,481 million ton-km | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 620,175 million ton-km | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 692,916 million ton-km | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 738,523 million ton-km | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 707,665 million ton-km | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 719,762 million ton-km | +1.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 719,762 million ton-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 862 million ton-km, 835.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 272,676 million ton-km | 249,564 million ton-km | 284,249 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 408,604 million ton-km | 305,201 million ton-km | 551,448 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 659,712 million ton-km | 600,548 million ton-km | 738,523 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 713,714 million ton-km | 707,665 million ton-km | 719,762 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near India
More infrastructure data for India
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 1.15 billion (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 79.35 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 39.24 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.7 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.027 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 26.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 39.24 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7935 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in India?
- Railways, goods transported in India was 719,762 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 738,523 million ton-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 249,564 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does India rank for railways, goods transported?
- India ranks 4th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.