Railways, goods transported in Portugal
Portugal: Railways, goods transported was 2,699 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Portugal, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Portugal recorded 2,699 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
That represents a change of up 12.4% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Portugal peaked at 2,863 million ton-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,857 million ton-km, in 1996.
That places Portugal 52nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,070 million ton-km | 1,857 million ton-km | 2,247 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 2,313 million ton-km | 2,073 million ton-km | 2,586 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,515 million ton-km | 2,290 million ton-km | 2,863 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,550 million ton-km | 2,402 million ton-km | 2,699 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More infrastructure data for Portugal
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 53 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 5.53 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 124.13 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 12.94 million (2024)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.29 million (2023)
- Air transport, freight 568.98 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 178,916 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 38 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,642 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 88.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Portugal?
- Railways, goods transported in Portugal was 2,699 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 2,863 million ton-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,857 million ton-km in 1996.
- How does Portugal rank for railways, goods transported?
- Portugal ranks 52nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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.