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Rail freight traffic — Germany

Rail freight traffic in Germany in 2021 — 123,067 M t-km. Ranked 6 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 74.6%.

2021 123,067 M t-km +13.52% vs 2020
World rank 6of 50
Period maximum 131,204 M t-km2017
Period minimum 70,000 M t-km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Germany, 1995–202160,00080,000100,000120,000140,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 70,500 M t-km1996: 70,000 M t-km1997: 73,900 M t-km1998: 74,200 M t-km1999: 71,900 M t-km2000: 77,500 M t-km2001: 76,165 M t-km2002: 76,283 M t-km2003: 79,841 M t-km2004: 86,409 M t-km2005: 95,421 M t-km2006: 107,008 M t-km2007: 114,615 M t-km2008: 115,652 M t-km2009: 95,834 M t-km2010: 107,317 M t-km2011: 113,317 M t-km2012: 110,065 M t-km2013: 112,613 M t-km2014: 112,629 M t-km2015: 116,632 M t-km2016: 128,866 M t-km2017: 131,204 M t-km2018: 129,991 M t-km2019: 129,161 M t-km2020: 108,406 M t-km2021: 123,067 M t-km
Change over the period: +52,567 (+74.56%) Average annual rate: 2.17 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Germany 123,067 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Western Europe computed 199,987 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 123,067 +14,661 +13.52%
2020 108,406 −20,755 −16.07%
2019 129,161 −830 −0.64%
2018 129,991 −1,213 −0.92%
2017 131,204 +2,338 +1.81%
2016 128,866 +12,234 +10.49%
2015 116,632 +4,003 +3.55%
2014 112,629 +16 +0.01%
2013 112,613 +2,548 +2.31%
2012 110,065 −3,252 −2.87%
2011 113,317 +6,000 +5.59%
2010 107,317 +11,483 +11.98%
2009 95,834 −19,818 −17.14%
2008 115,652 +1,037 +0.9%
2007 114,615 +7,607 +7.11%
2006 107,008 +11,587 +12.14%
2005 95,421 +9,012 +10.43%
2004 86,409 +6,568 +8.23%
2003 79,841 +3,558 +4.66%
2002 76,283 +118 +0.15%
2001 76,165 −1,335 −1.72%
2000 77,500 +5,600 +7.79%
1999 71,900 −2,300 −3.1%
1998 74,200 +300 +0.41%
1997 73,900 +3,900 +5.57%
1996 70,000 −500 −0.71%
1995 70,500 — —

Western Europe, 2021

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

DE Germany 123,067 FR France 35,751 AT Austria 21,781 CH Switzerland 12,024 NL Netherlands 7,188 LU Luxembourg 176
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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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