Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Sudan
Sudan: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 33.9 million ton-km in 2013. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Sudan, 1995–2013
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 33.9 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.9% on the previous year and down 96.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Sudan peaked at 1,654 million ton-km in 1997 and was at its lowest, 33.9 million ton-km, in 2013.
Sudan ranks 101st of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1,538 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 1,616 million ton-km | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 1,654 million ton-km | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 1,453 million ton-km | -12.2% |
| 1999 | 1,654 million ton-km | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 1,164 million ton-km | -29.6% |
| 2001 | 903 million ton-km | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 993 million ton-km | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 889 million ton-km | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 766 million ton-km | -13.8% |
| 2006 | 766 million ton-km | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 925 million ton-km | +20.8% |
| 2011 | 770 million ton-km | -16.8% |
| 2012 | 823 million ton-km | +6.9% |
| 2013 | 33.9 million ton-km | -95.9% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 33.9 million ton-km is below the median for low income countries, which is 192 million ton-km, 18% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 33.9 million ton-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 384 million ton-km, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,583 million ton-km | 1,453 million ton-km | 1,654 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 913.5 million ton-km | 766 million ton-km | 1,164 million ton-km | 6 |
| 2010s | 637.98 million ton-km | 33.9 million ton-km | 925 million ton-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More infrastructure data for Sudan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 34.67 million (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 70.21 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 155,802 (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.3155 per 100 people (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0032 units per person (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 18.49 % change on previous year (2022)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 155,802 (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 0.7021 units per person (2022)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0007 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Sudan?
- Railways, goods transported in Sudan was 33.9 million ton-km in 2013, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,654 million ton-km in 1997.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9 million ton-km in 2013.
- How does Sudan rank for railways, goods transported?
- Sudan ranks 101st out of 104 countries with data for 2013.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 96.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan 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.