Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 11,685 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
11,685 million ton-km
Change on year
down 12.8%
Rank
4th
of 30 groups
All-time high
13,923 million ton-km
in 2019
All-time low
9,074 million ton-km
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 11,685 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 13,923 million ton-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,074 million ton-km, in 1995.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th of 30 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9,074 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 9,481 million ton-km | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 10,671 million ton-km | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 9,871 million ton-km | -7.5% |
| 1999 | 9,831 million ton-km | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 10,621 million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 10,832 million ton-km | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10,746 million ton-km | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 11,057 million ton-km | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 11,489 million ton-km | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 11,641 million ton-km | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 11,599 million ton-km | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 11,212 million ton-km | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 11,916 million ton-km | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 9,919 million ton-km | -16.8% |
| 2010 | 10,412 million ton-km | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 10,761 million ton-km | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 11,061 million ton-km | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 11,812 million ton-km | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 12,313 million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 12,431 million ton-km | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 12,447 million ton-km | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 11,653 million ton-km | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 11,776 million ton-km | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 13,923 million ton-km | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 13,403 million ton-km | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 11,685 million ton-km | -12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,786 million ton-km | 9,074 million ton-km | 10,671 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,103 million ton-km | 9,919 million ton-km | 11,916 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,859 million ton-km | 10,412 million ton-km | 13,923 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,544 million ton-km | 11,685 million ton-km | 13,403 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 1 China 3.02 million million ton-km compare
- 2 Russia 2.64 million million ton-km compare
- 3 United States 2.24 million million ton-km compare
- 4 India 719,762 million ton-km compare
- 5 Australia 453,091 million ton-km compare
- 6 Canada 430,170 million ton-km compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 302,156 million ton-km compare
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 385.20 million (2022)
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3447 units per person (2022)
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- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend?
- Railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend was 11,685 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13,923 million ton-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,074 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for railways, goods transported?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 30 groups with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.