Railways, goods transported in Middle income

Middle income: Railways, goods transported was 4,158 million ton-km in 2007. β–² Rising

Latest (2007)
4,158 million ton-km
Change on year
up 20.6%
Rank
16th
of 30 groups
All-time high
4,158 million ton-km
in 2007
All-time low
1,282 million ton-km
in 1999
Years of data
12
1995–2007

Railways, goods transported in Middle income, 1995–2007

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1995200120071995: 1.3k million ton-km1996: 1.4k million ton-km1997: 1.5k million ton-km1998: 1.4k million ton-km1999: 1.3k million ton-km2000: 1.7k million ton-km2001: 2.0k million ton-km2002: 2.2k million ton-km2003: 1.4k million ton-km2004: 1.9k million ton-km2006: 3.4k million ton-km2007: 4.2k million ton-km

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

Middle income recorded 4,158 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2007. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 20.6% on the previous year and up 186.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Middle income peaked at 4,158 million ton-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1,282 million ton-km, in 1999.

Middle income ranks 16th of 30 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,362 million ton-km 1,282 million ton-km 1,452 million ton-km 5
2000s 2,407 million ton-km 1,350 million ton-km 4,158 million ton-km 7

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 13 Belarus, Republic of 44,478 million ton-km compare
  2. 14 France 35,751 million ton-km compare
  3. 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 32,920 million ton-km compare
  4. 16 Uzbekistan, Republic of 24,619 million ton-km compare
  5. 17 Italy 24,262 million ton-km compare
  6. 18 Sweden 23,246 million ton-km compare
  7. 19 Austria 21,781 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 134 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, goods transported in Middle income?
Railways, goods transported in Middle income was 4,158 million ton-km in 2007, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Middle income?
The highest recorded value was 4,158 million ton-km in 2007.
What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 1,282 million ton-km in 1999.
How does Middle income rank for railways, goods transported?
Middle income ranks 16th out of 30 groups with data for 2007.
Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 186.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle income 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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Indicator
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,685 data points, 1995–2021
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Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.