Railways, goods transported in Turkey

Turkey: Railways, goods transported was 15,900 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
15,900 million ton-km
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
23rd
of 104 countries
All-time high
15,900 million ton-km
in 2021
All-time low
7,224 million ton-km
in 2002
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways, goods transported in Turkey, 1995–2021

05.0k10.0k15.0k1995200820211995: 8.6k million ton-km1996: 9.0k million ton-km1997: 9.7k million ton-km1998: 8.5k million ton-km1999: 8.4k million ton-km2000: 9.9k million ton-km2001: 7.6k million ton-km2002: 7.2k million ton-km2003: 8.7k million ton-km2004: 9.4k million ton-km2005: 9.2k million ton-km2006: 9.7k million ton-km2007: 9.9k million ton-km2008: 10.7k million ton-km2009: 10.3k million ton-km2010: 11.5k million ton-km2011: 11.7k million ton-km2012: 11.7k million ton-km2013: 11.2k million ton-km2014: 12.0k million ton-km2015: 10.5k million ton-km2016: 11.7k million ton-km2017: 12.9k million ton-km2018: 14.5k million ton-km2019: 14.7k million ton-km2020: 15.4k million ton-km2021: 15.9k million ton-km

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Turkey is 15,900 million ton-km, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 36.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Turkey peaked at 15,900 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,224 million ton-km, in 2002.

Turkey ranks 23rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,856 million ton-km 8,446 million ton-km 9,718 million ton-km 5
2000s 9,258 million ton-km 7,224 million ton-km 10,739 million ton-km 10
2010s 12,217 million ton-km 10,474 million ton-km 14,707 million ton-km 10
2020s 15,664 million ton-km 15,428 million ton-km 15,900 million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 20 Mongolia 18,345 million ton-km compare
  2. 21 Japan 18,340 million ton-km compare
  3. 22 Czechia 16,326 million ton-km compare
  4. 24 Indonesia 15,573 million ton-km compare
  5. 25 United Kingdom 15,212 million ton-km compare
  6. 26 Lithuania 14,566 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, goods transported in Turkey?
Railways, goods transported in Turkey was 15,900 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 15,900 million ton-km in 2021.
What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 7,224 million ton-km in 2002.
How does Turkey rank for railways, goods transported?
Turkey ranks 23rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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

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.