Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Turkey
Turkey: Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) was 15,900 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Turkey, 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 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.
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | million ton-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8,632 million ton-km | — |
| 1996 | 9,018 million ton-km | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 9,718 million ton-km | +7.8% |
| 1998 | 8,466 million ton-km | -12.9% |
| 1999 | 8,446 million ton-km | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 9,895 million ton-km | +17.2% |
| 2001 | 7,561 million ton-km | -23.6% |
| 2002 | 7,224 million ton-km | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 8,669 million ton-km | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 9,417 million ton-km | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 9,152 million ton-km | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 9,676 million ton-km | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 9,921 million ton-km | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 10,739 million ton-km | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 10,326 million ton-km | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 11,462 million ton-km | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 11,677 million ton-km | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 11,670 million ton-km | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,177 million ton-km | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 11,992 million ton-km | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 10,474 million ton-km | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 11,661 million ton-km | +11.3% |
| 2017 | 12,869 million ton-km | +10.4% |
| 2018 | 14,478 million ton-km | +12.5% |
| 2019 | 14,707 million ton-km | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 15,428 million ton-km | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 15,900 million ton-km | +3.1% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 15,900 million ton-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,744 million ton-km, 5.8× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 15,900 million ton-km is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7,188 million ton-km, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More infrastructure data for Turkey
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 94.32 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 107.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 9.03 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.32 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1055 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 9.03 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 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 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
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.