Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Belgium

Rail freight traffic in Belgium in 2011 — 6,698 M t-km. Ranked 36 in the world out of 75. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 8.1%.

2011 6,698 M t-km +6.93% vs 2010
World rank 36of 75
Period maximum 8,587 M t-km2006
Period minimum 5,947 M t-km2009

Trend over time

1995–2011 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Belgium, 1995–20115,0006,0007,0008,0009,0001995199719992001200320052007200920111995: 7,287 M t-km1996: 7,244 M t-km1997: 7,465 M t-km1998: 7,600 M t-km1999: 7,392 M t-km2000: 7,674 M t-km2001: 7,080 M t-km2002: 7,276 M t-km2003: 7,293 M t-km2004: 7,691 M t-km2005: 8,042 M t-km2006: 8,587 M t-km2007: 8,148 M t-km2008: 8,469 M t-km2009: 5,947 M t-km2010: 6,264 M t-km2011: 6,698 M t-km
Change over the period: −589 (−8.08%) Average annual rate: -0.53 %

Comparison, 2011

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

Belgium 6,698 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 8,539 M t-km
Western Europe computed 192,746 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Belgium, by year Belgium All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2011 6,698 +434 +6.93%
2010 6,264 +317 +5.33%
2009 5,947 −2,522 −29.78%
2008 8,469 +321 +3.94%
2007 8,148 −439 −5.11%
2006 8,587 +545 +6.78%
2005 8,042 +351 +4.56%
2004 7,691 +398 +5.46%
2003 7,293 +17 +0.23%
2002 7,276 +196 +2.77%
2001 7,080 −594 −7.74%
2000 7,674 +282 +3.81%
1999 7,392 −208 −2.74%
1998 7,600 +135 +1.81%
1997 7,465 +221 +3.05%
1996 7,244 −43 −0.59%
1995 7,287

Western Europe, 2011

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

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.