Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Russia
Russia: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Russia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Russia is 2.64 million million ton-km, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Russia peaked at 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million million ton-km, in 1998.
That places Russia 2nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 Russia, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.21 million million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 1.13 million million ton-km | -6.8% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million million ton-km | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.02 million million ton-km | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 1.20 million million ton-km | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 1.37 million million ton-km | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 1.43 million million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.51 million million ton-km | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1.66 million million ton-km | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million million ton-km | +8.0% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million million ton-km | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.95 million million ton-km | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 2.09 million million ton-km | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 2.12 million million ton-km | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.87 million million ton-km | -11.9% |
| 2010 | 2.01 million million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 2.13 million million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 2.22 million million ton-km | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million million ton-km | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.30 million million ton-km | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 2.30 million million ton-km | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 2.34 million million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million million ton-km | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 2.60 million million ton-km | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 2.60 million million ton-km | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.54 million million ton-km | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2.64 million million ton-km | +3.7% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 2.64 million million ton-km is above the median for high income countries, which is 7,973 million ton-km, 330.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Russia's 2.64 million million ton-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,188 million ton-km, 367.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million million ton-km | 1.02 million million ton-km | 1.21 million million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million million ton-km | 1.37 million million ton-km | 2.12 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million million ton-km | 2.01 million million ton-km | 2.60 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million million ton-km | 2.54 million million ton-km | 2.64 million million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Russia
More infrastructure data for Russia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 269.52 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 186.1 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 20.82 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.31 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1447 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 20.82 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.88 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Russia?
- Railways, goods transported in Russia was 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million million ton-km in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for railways, goods transported?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.