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Rail freight traffic — European Union

Rail freight traffic in the European Union in 2021 — 10,299 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 15.1%.

2021 10,299 M t-km +14.82% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 10,792 M t-km2018
Period minimum 7,694 M t-km2009

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — European Union, 1995–20217,0008,0009,00010,00011,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 8,944 M t-km1996: 8,455 M t-km1997: 9,239 M t-km1998: 9,075 M t-km1999: 8,801 M t-km2000: 9,513 M t-km2001: 9,207 M t-km2002: 9,732 M t-km2003: 10,080 M t-km2004: 10,297 M t-km2005: 10,173 M t-km2006: 10,739 M t-km2007: 10,286 M t-km2008: 10,268 M t-km2009: 7,694 M t-km2010: 8,693 M t-km2011: 9,257 M t-km2012: 9,275 M t-km2013: 9,470 M t-km2014: 10,158 M t-km2015: 10,010 M t-km2016: 10,528 M t-km2017: 10,507 M t-km2018: 10,792 M t-km2019: 10,542 M t-km2020: 8,970 M t-km2021: 10,299 M t-km
Change over the period: +1,355 (+15.15%) Average annual rate: 0.54 %
Rail freight traffic — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 10,299 +1,329 +14.82%
2020 8,970 −1,572 −14.92%
2019 10,542 −250 −2.32%
2018 10,792 +285 +2.71%
2017 10,507 −21 −0.2%
2016 10,528 +518 +5.17%
2015 10,010 −148 −1.46%
2014 10,158 +688 +7.27%
2013 9,470 +195 +2.1%
2012 9,275 +19 +0.2%
2011 9,257 +564 +6.48%
2010 8,693 +1,000 +12.99%
2009 7,694 −2,575 −25.07%
2008 10,268 −18 −0.17%
2007 10,286 −454 −4.22%
2006 10,739 +567 +5.57%
2005 10,173 −124 −1.2%
2004 10,297 +217 +2.15%
2003 10,080 +348 +3.58%
2002 9,732 +525 +5.7%
2001 9,207 −306 −3.21%
2000 9,513 +712 +8.08%
1999 8,801 −274 −3.02%
1998 9,075 −164 −1.78%
1997 9,239 +785 +9.28%
1996 8,455 −490 −5.47%
1995 8,944 — —

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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