Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Benin

Rail freight traffic in Benin in 2006 — 36 M t-km. Ranked 83 in the world out of 85. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 79.8%.

2006 36 M t-km +50% vs 2005
World rank 83of 85
Period maximum 219 M t-km1998
Period minimum 24 M t-km2005

Trend over time

1996–2006 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Benin, 1996–20060100200300199619971998199920002001200220032004200520061996: 178 M t-km1997: 218 M t-km1998: 219 M t-km1999: 155 M t-km2000: 89 M t-km2001: 94 M t-km2002: 89 M t-km2003: 86 M t-km2004: 45 M t-km2005: 24 M t-km2006: 36 M t-km
Change over the period: −142 (−79.78%) Average annual rate: -14.77 %

Comparison, 2006

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

Benin 36 M t-km
World 4,893 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Benin, by year Benin All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2006 36 +12 +50%
2005 24 −21 −46.67%
2004 45 −41 −47.67%
2003 86 −3 −3.37%
2002 89 −5 −5.32%
2001 94 +5 +5.62%
2000 89 −66 −42.58%
1999 155 −64 −29.22%
1998 219 +1 +0.46%
1997 218 +40 +22.47%
1996 178

Western Africa, 2006

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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.