Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — East Asia & Pacific

Rail freight traffic in East Asia & Pacific in 2017 — 10,813 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 328.8%.

2017 10,813 M t-km +10.7% vs 2016
World rank
Period maximum 10,813 M t-km2017
Period minimum 2,522 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2017 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — East Asia & Pacific, 1995–201705,00010,00015,000199519982001200420072010201320161995: 2,522 M t-km1996: 2,541 M t-km1997: 2,583 M t-km1998: 2,857 M t-km1999: 3,515 M t-km2000: 4,078 M t-km2002: 3,894 M t-km2003: 3,264 M t-km2004: 3,971 M t-km2006: 6,804 M t-km2007: 4,405 M t-km2008: 6,857 M t-km2010: 7,166 M t-km2011: 7,087 M t-km2014: 9,724 M t-km2015: 9,768 M t-km2016: 9,767 M t-km2017: 10,813 M t-km
Change over the period: +8,291 (+328.81%) Average annual rate: 6.84 %
Rail freight traffic — East Asia & Pacific, by year East Asia & Pacific All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2017 10,813 +1,046 +10.7%
2016 9,767 −1 −0.01%
2015 9,768 +44 +0.45%
2014 9,724
2011 7,087 −79 −1.1%
2010 7,166
2008 6,857 +2,452 +55.65%
2007 4,405 −2,399 −35.26%
2006 6,804
2004 3,971 +707 +21.66%
2003 3,264 −631 −16.19%
2002 3,894
2000 4,078 +563 +16.02%
1999 3,515 +658 +23.03%
1998 2,857 +274 +10.61%
1997 2,583 +42 +1.65%
1996 2,541 +20 +0.77%
1995 2,522

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.