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Rail freight traffic — Canada

Rail freight traffic in Canada in 2021 — 430,170 M t-km. Ranked 5 in the world out of 50. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 75.1%.

2021 430,170 M t-km −3.12% vs 2020
World rank 5of 50
Period maximum 446,081 M t-km2019
Period minimum 245,625 M t-km1996

Trend over time

1996–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Canada, 1996–2021200,000300,000400,000500,0001996199920022005200820112014201720201996: 245,625 M t-km1997: 269,458 M t-km1998: 256,145 M t-km1999: 265,707 M t-km2000: 283,842 M t-km2001: 291,518 M t-km2002: 288,701 M t-km2003: 300,424 M t-km2004: 327,812 M t-km2005: 337,953 M t-km2006: 341,514 M t-km2007: 347,922 M t-km2008: 334,824 M t-km2009: 294,786 M t-km2010: 332,635 M t-km2011: 347,824 M t-km2012: 368,297 M t-km2013: 386,266 M t-km2014: 414,069 M t-km2015: 412,985 M t-km2016: 396,806 M t-km2017: 420,143 M t-km2018: 445,546 M t-km2019: 446,081 M t-km2020: 444,032 M t-km2021: 430,170 M t-km
Change over the period: +184,545 (+75.13%) Average annual rate: 2.27 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Canada 430,170 M t-km
North America 1.33M M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 430,170 −13,862 −3.12%
2020 444,032 −2,049 −0.46%
2019 446,081 +535 +0.12%
2018 445,546 +25,403 +6.05%
2017 420,143 +23,337 +5.88%
2016 396,806 −16,179 −3.92%
2015 412,985 −1,084 −0.26%
2014 414,069 +27,803 +7.2%
2013 386,266 +17,969 +4.88%
2012 368,297 +20,473 +5.89%
2011 347,824 +15,189 +4.57%
2010 332,635 +37,849 +12.84%
2009 294,786 −40,038 −11.96%
2008 334,824 −13,098 −3.76%
2007 347,922 +6,408 +1.88%
2006 341,514 +3,561 +1.05%
2005 337,953 +10,141 +3.09%
2004 327,812 +27,388 +9.12%
2003 300,424 +11,723 +4.06%
2002 288,701 −2,817 −0.97%
2001 291,518 +7,676 +2.7%
2000 283,842 +18,135 +6.83%
1999 265,707 +9,562 +3.73%
1998 256,145 −13,313 −4.94%
1997 269,458 +23,833 +9.7%
1996 245,625 — —

Northern America, 2021

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US United States 2.24M CA Canada 430,170
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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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