Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — BRICS

Rail freight traffic in BRICS in 2019 — 6,409,358 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 122.2%.

2019 6.41M M t-km +2.99% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 6.41M M t-km2019
Period minimum 2.68M M t-km1998

Trend over time

1995–2019 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — BRICS, 1995–20192M3M4M5M6M7M1995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 2,884,110 M t-km1996: 2,830,501 M t-km1997: 2,828,092 M t-km1998: 2,680,181 M t-km1999: 2,796,313 M t-km2000: 3,175,039 M t-km2001: 3,336,665 M t-km2002: 3,530,829 M t-km2003: 3,865,936 M t-km2004: 4,232,178 M t-km2005: 4,460,551 M t-km2006: 4,618,245 M t-km2007: 5,092,572 M t-km2008: 5,289,173 M t-km2010: 5,405,214 M t-km2014: 5,751,739 M t-km2015: 5,396,956 M t-km2016: 5,414,664 M t-km2017: 5,851,966 M t-km2018: 6,223,219 M t-km2019: 6,409,358 M t-km
Change over the period: +3.53M (+122.23%) Average annual rate: 3.38 %
Rail freight traffic — BRICS, by year BRICS All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2019 6.41M +186,140 +2.99%
2018 6.22M +371,253 +6.34%
2017 5.85M +437,302 +8.08%
2016 5.41M +17,708 +0.33%
2015 5.4M −354,784 −6.17%
2014 5.75M
2010 5.41M
2008 5.29M +196,602 +3.86%
2007 5.09M +474,326 +10.27%
2006 4.62M +157,694 +3.54%
2005 4.46M +228,373 +5.4%
2004 4.23M +366,242 +9.47%
2003 3.87M +335,107 +9.49%
2002 3.53M +194,164 +5.82%
2001 3.34M +161,626 +5.09%
2000 3.18M +378,726 +13.54%
1999 2.8M +116,132 +4.33%
1998 2.68M −147,911 −5.23%
1997 2.83M −2,409 −0.09%
1996 2.83M −53,609 −1.86%
1995 2.88M

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.