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Rail freight traffic — Australia

Rail freight traffic in Australia in 2021 — 453,091 M t-km. Ranked 4 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 326.7%.

2021 453,091 M t-km +1.26% vs 2020
World rank 4of 50
Period maximum 453,091 M t-km2021
Period minimum 106,195 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Australia, 1995–20210200,000400,000600,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 106,195 M t-km1996: 110,255 M t-km1997: 119,619 M t-km1998: 125,587 M t-km1999: 127,963 M t-km2000: 133,568 M t-km2001: 137,534 M t-km2002: 150,513 M t-km2003: 160,580 M t-km2004: 168,700 M t-km2005: 183,944 M t-km2006: 189,425 M t-km2007: 198,961 M t-km2008: 218,684 M t-km2009: 237,163 M t-km2010: 258,624 M t-km2011: 261,420 M t-km2012: 290,570 M t-km2013: 319,000 M t-km2014: 367,700 M t-km2015: 401,600 M t-km2016: 413,490 M t-km2017: 431,307 M t-km2018: 441,273 M t-km2019: 443,005 M t-km2020: 447,435 M t-km2021: 453,091 M t-km
Change over the period: +346,896 (+326.66%) Average annual rate: 5.74 %

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia

Australia 453,091 M t-km
Australia and New Zealand computed 457,535 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Australia, by year Australia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 453,091 +5,656 +1.26%
2020 447,435 +4,430 +1%
2019 443,005 +1,731 +0.39%
2018 441,273 +9,966 +2.31%
2017 431,307 +17,817 +4.31%
2016 413,490 +11,890 +2.96%
2015 401,600 +33,900 +9.22%
2014 367,700 +48,700 +15.27%
2013 319,000 +28,430 +9.78%
2012 290,570 +29,150 +11.15%
2011 261,420 +2,796 +1.08%
2010 258,624 +21,461 +9.05%
2009 237,163 +18,479 +8.45%
2008 218,684 +19,723 +9.91%
2007 198,961 +9,536 +5.03%
2006 189,425 +5,481 +2.98%
2005 183,944 +15,244 +9.04%
2004 168,700 +8,120 +5.06%
2003 160,580 +10,067 +6.69%
2002 150,513 +12,979 +9.44%
2001 137,534 +3,966 +2.97%
2000 133,568 +5,605 +4.38%
1999 127,963 +2,376 +1.89%
1998 125,587 +5,968 +4.99%
1997 119,619 +9,364 +8.49%
1996 110,255 +4,060 +3.82%
1995 106,195 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AU Australia 453,091 NZ New Zealand 4,444
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About the indicator

Rail freight traffic in millions of tonne-kilometers: the mass of the freight carried multiplied by the distance of the haul. The highest values belong to countries with a long reach and large-scale extraction of raw materials, where rail remains the cheapest way to move bulk cargo over long distances.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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