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Rail freight traffic — Euro area

Rail freight traffic in the Euro area in 2021 — 7,367 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 7.2%.

2021 7,367 M t-km +1.36% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 10,203 M t-km2006
Period minimum 6,456 M t-km2009

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Euro area, 1995–20216,0007,0008,0009,00010,00011,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 7,941 M t-km1996: 7,826 M t-km1997: 8,044 M t-km1998: 7,933 M t-km1999: 7,621 M t-km2000: 8,510 M t-km2001: 8,149 M t-km2002: 9,681 M t-km2003: 9,859 M t-km2004: 9,904 M t-km2005: 9,585 M t-km2006: 10,203 M t-km2007: 9,039 M t-km2008: 8,884 M t-km2009: 6,456 M t-km2010: 7,372 M t-km2011: 7,329 M t-km2012: 7,591 M t-km2013: 8,494 M t-km2014: 8,829 M t-km2015: 8,439 M t-km2016: 9,111 M t-km2017: 8,486 M t-km2018: 8,691 M t-km2019: 8,480 M t-km2020: 7,268 M t-km2021: 7,367 M t-km
Change over the period: −574 (−7.23%) Average annual rate: -0.29 %
Rail freight traffic — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 7,367 +99 +1.36%
2020 7,268 −1,212 −14.29%
2019 8,480 −211 −2.43%
2018 8,691 +205 +2.42%
2017 8,486 −625 −6.86%
2016 9,111 +672 +7.96%
2015 8,439 −390 −4.42%
2014 8,829 +335 +3.94%
2013 8,494 +903 +11.9%
2012 7,591 +262 +3.57%
2011 7,329 −43 −0.58%
2010 7,372 +916 +14.19%
2009 6,456 −2,429 −27.34%
2008 8,884 −155 −1.71%
2007 9,039 −1,165 −11.41%
2006 10,203 +619 +6.45%
2005 9,585 −319 −3.22%
2004 9,904 +45 +0.46%
2003 9,859 +178 +1.84%
2002 9,681 +1,532 +18.79%
2001 8,149 −361 −4.24%
2000 8,510 +890 +11.67%
1999 7,621 −312 −3.93%
1998 7,933 −111 −1.38%
1997 8,044 +218 +2.78%
1996 7,826 −115 −1.45%
1995 7,941 — —

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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