Rail freight traffic in France in 2021 — 35,751 M t-km. Ranked 10 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 23.2%.
1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: France
| Year | M t-km | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 35,751 | +4,470 | +14.29% |
| 2020 | 31,282 | −2,611 | −7.7% |
| 2019 | 33,893 | +58 | +0.17% |
| 2018 | 33,836 | −1,629 | −4.59% |
| 2017 | 35,465 | +765 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 34,700 | −1,628 | −4.48% |
| 2015 | 36,328 | +3,732 | +11.45% |
| 2014 | 32,596 | +366 | +1.14% |
| 2013 | 32,230 | −309 | −0.95% |
| 2012 | 32,539 | −1,663 | −4.86% |
| 2011 | 34,202 | +4,237 | +14.14% |
| 2010 | 29,965 | −2,164 | −6.74% |
| 2009 | 32,129 | −8,307 | −20.54% |
| 2008 | 40,436 | −2,176 | −5.11% |
| 2007 | 42,612 | +1,433 | +3.48% |
| 2006 | 41,179 | +1,520 | +3.83% |
| 2005 | 39,659 | −5,376 | −11.94% |
| 2004 | 45,035 | −1,723 | −3.68% |
| 2003 | 46,758 | −3,219 | −6.44% |
| 2002 | 49,977 | −367 | −0.73% |
| 2001 | 50,344 | −5,006 | −9.04% |
| 2000 | 55,350 | +3,230 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 52,120 | −540 | −1.03% |
| 1998 | 52,660 | +30 | +0.06% |
| 1997 | 52,630 | +4,310 | +8.92% |
| 1996 | 48,320 | +1,760 | +3.78% |
| 1995 | 46,560 | — | — |
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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.
The total length of rail lines in kilometers.
Transport Rail passenger trafficPassenger traffic in millions of passenger-kilometers.
Transport Container port trafficHow many containers pass through the country's ports in a year, in TEU.
Transport Air passengers carriedHow many passengers are carried by airlines registered in the country.
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Transport Air freight trafficAir freight traffic in millions of tonne-kilometers.
