Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — India

Rail freight traffic in India in 2021 — 719,762 M t-km. Ranked 3 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 188.4%.

2021 719,762 M t-km +1.71% vs 2020
World rank 3of 50
Period maximum 738,523 M t-km2019
Period minimum 249,564 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — India, 1995–20210200,000400,000600,000800,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 249,564 M t-km1996: 270,489 M t-km1997: 277,567 M t-km1998: 284,249 M t-km1999: 281,513 M t-km2000: 305,201 M t-km2001: 312,371 M t-km2002: 333,228 M t-km2003: 353,194 M t-km2004: 381,241 M t-km2005: 407,398 M t-km2006: 439,596 M t-km2007: 480,993 M t-km2008: 521,371 M t-km2009: 551,448 M t-km2010: 600,548 M t-km2011: 625,723 M t-km2012: 667,607 M t-km2013: 649,645 M t-km2014: 665,810 M t-km2015: 681,696 M t-km2016: 654,481 M t-km2017: 620,175 M t-km2018: 692,916 M t-km2019: 738,523 M t-km2020: 707,665 M t-km2021: 719,762 M t-km
Change over the period: +470,198 (+188.41%) Average annual rate: 4.16 %
Rail freight traffic — India, by year India All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 719,762 +12,097 +1.71%
2020 707,665 −30,858 −4.18%
2019 738,523 +45,607 +6.58%
2018 692,916 +72,741 +11.73%
2017 620,175 −34,306 −5.24%
2016 654,481 −27,215 −3.99%
2015 681,696 +15,886 +2.39%
2014 665,810 +16,165 +2.49%
2013 649,645 −17,962 −2.69%
2012 667,607 +41,884 +6.69%
2011 625,723 +25,175 +4.19%
2010 600,548 +49,100 +8.9%
2009 551,448 +30,077 +5.77%
2008 521,371 +40,378 +8.39%
2007 480,993 +41,397 +9.42%
2006 439,596 +32,198 +7.9%
2005 407,398 +26,157 +6.86%
2004 381,241 +28,047 +7.94%
2003 353,194 +19,966 +5.99%
2002 333,228 +20,857 +6.68%
2001 312,371 +7,170 +2.35%
2000 305,201 +23,688 +8.41%
1999 281,513 −2,736 −0.96%
1998 284,249 +6,682 +2.41%
1997 277,567 +7,078 +2.62%
1996 270,489 +20,925 +8.38%
1995 249,564

Southern Asia, 2021

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

IN India 719,762 IR Iran 32,920

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.