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Rail freight traffic — Iran

Rail freight traffic in Iran in 2021 — 32,920 M t-km. Ranked 11 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 177.5%.

2021 32,920 M t-km −8.46% vs 2020
World rank 11of 50
Period maximum 35,963 M t-km2020
Period minimum 11,865 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Iran, 1995–2021010,00020,00030,00040,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 11,865 M t-km1996: 13,638 M t-km1997: 14,400 M t-km1998: 12,638 M t-km1999: 14,082 M t-km2000: 14,179 M t-km2001: 14,613 M t-km2002: 15,842 M t-km2003: 18,048 M t-km2004: 18,182 M t-km2005: 19,127 M t-km2006: 20,542 M t-km2007: 21,729 M t-km2008: 22,140 M t-km2009: 20,247 M t-km2010: 21,779 M t-km2011: 21,008 M t-km2012: 22,604 M t-km2013: 22,400 M t-km2014: 24,461 M t-km2015: 25,014 M t-km2016: 27,243 M t-km2017: 30,299 M t-km2018: 34,859 M t-km2019: 33,646 M t-km2020: 35,963 M t-km2021: 32,920 M t-km
Change over the period: +21,055 (+177.45%) Average annual rate: 4 %
Rail freight traffic — Iran, by year Iran All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 32,920 −3,043 −8.46%
2020 35,963 +2,317 +6.89%
2019 33,646 −1,213 −3.48%
2018 34,859 +4,560 +15.05%
2017 30,299 +3,056 +11.22%
2016 27,243 +2,229 +8.91%
2015 25,014 +553 +2.26%
2014 24,461 +2,061 +9.2%
2013 22,400 −204 −0.9%
2012 22,604 +1,596 +7.6%
2011 21,008 −771 −3.54%
2010 21,779 +1,532 +7.57%
2009 20,247 −1,893 −8.55%
2008 22,140 +411 +1.89%
2007 21,729 +1,187 +5.78%
2006 20,542 +1,415 +7.4%
2005 19,127 +945 +5.2%
2004 18,182 +134 +0.74%
2003 18,048 +2,206 +13.93%
2002 15,842 +1,229 +8.41%
2001 14,613 +434 +3.06%
2000 14,179 +97 +0.69%
1999 14,082 +1,444 +11.43%
1998 12,638 −1,762 −12.24%
1997 14,400 +762 +5.59%
1996 13,638 +1,773 +14.94%
1995 11,865 — —

Southern Asia, 2021

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IN India 719,762 IR Iran 32,920
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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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