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Rail freight traffic — Estonia

Rail freight traffic in Estonia in 2021 — 2,128 M t-km. Ranked 38 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 44.7%.

2021 2,128 M t-km +23.08% vs 2020
World rank 38of 50
Period maximum 10,639 M t-km2005
Period minimum 1,729 M t-km2020

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Estonia, 1995–202105,00010,00015,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 3,846 M t-km1996: 4,198 M t-km1997: 5,102 M t-km1998: 6,079 M t-km1999: 7,295 M t-km2000: 8,102 M t-km2001: 8,557 M t-km2002: 9,697 M t-km2003: 9,670 M t-km2004: 10,488 M t-km2005: 10,639 M t-km2006: 10,418 M t-km2007: 8,430 M t-km2008: 5,943 M t-km2009: 5,934 M t-km2010: 6,638 M t-km2011: 6,271 M t-km2012: 5,129 M t-km2013: 4,722 M t-km2014: 3,256 M t-km2015: 3,114 M t-km2016: 2,339 M t-km2017: 2,325 M t-km2018: 2,594 M t-km2019: 2,155 M t-km2020: 1,729 M t-km2021: 2,128 M t-km
Change over the period: −1,718 (−44.67%) Average annual rate: -2.25 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Estonia 2,128 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Estonia, by year Estonia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 2,128 +399 +23.08%
2020 1,729 −426 −19.77%
2019 2,155 −439 −16.92%
2018 2,594 +269 +11.57%
2017 2,325 −14 −0.6%
2016 2,339 −775 −24.89%
2015 3,114 −142 −4.36%
2014 3,256 −1,466 −31.05%
2013 4,722 −407 −7.94%
2012 5,129 −1,142 −18.21%
2011 6,271 −367 −5.53%
2010 6,638 +704 +11.86%
2009 5,934 −9 −0.15%
2008 5,943 −2,487 −29.5%
2007 8,430 −1,988 −19.08%
2006 10,418 −221 −2.08%
2005 10,639 +151 +1.44%
2004 10,488 +818 +8.46%
2003 9,670 −27 −0.28%
2002 9,697 +1,140 +13.32%
2001 8,557 +455 +5.62%
2000 8,102 +807 +11.06%
1999 7,295 +1,216 +20%
1998 6,079 +977 +19.15%
1997 5,102 +904 +21.53%
1996 4,198 +352 +9.15%
1995 3,846 — —

Northern Europe, 2021

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

SE Sweden 23,246 LT Lithuania 14,566 FI Finland 10,749 LV Latvia 7,367 NO Norway 4,305 EE Estonia 2,128 IE Ireland 70
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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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