Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Iraq

Rail freight traffic in Iraq in 2010 — 249 M t-km. Ranked 76 in the world out of 81. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 77.7%.

2010 249 M t-km +106.79% vs 2008
World rank 76of 81
Period maximum 1,683 M t-km2002
Period minimum 64 M t-km2006

Trend over time

1995–2010 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Iraq, 1995–201005001,0001,5002,0001995199719992001200320052007200920101995: 1,120 M t-km1996: 908 M t-km1997: 947 M t-km1998: 751 M t-km1999: 821 M t-km2000: 867 M t-km2001: 1,109 M t-km2002: 1,683 M t-km2004: 1,079 M t-km2005: 733 M t-km2006: 64 M t-km2008: 121 M t-km2010: 249 M t-km
Change over the period: −871 (−77.73%) Average annual rate: -9.53 %
Rail freight traffic — Iraq, by year Iraq All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2010 249
2008 121
2006 64 −669 −91.27%
2005 733 −346 −32.07%
2004 1,079
2002 1,683 +574 +51.76%
2001 1,109 +242 +27.91%
2000 867 +46 +5.6%
1999 821 +70 +9.32%
1998 751 −196 −20.7%
1997 947 +39 +4.3%
1996 908 −212 −18.93%
1995 1,120

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.