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Rail freight traffic — Ireland

Rail freight traffic in Ireland in 2021 — 70 M t-km. Ranked 49 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 88.4%.

2021 70 M t-km −5.41% vs 2020
World rank 49of 50
Period maximum 602 M t-km1995
Period minimum 70 M t-km2021

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Ireland, 1995–2021020040060080019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 602 M t-km1996: 570 M t-km1997: 522 M t-km1998: 466 M t-km1999: 526 M t-km2000: 491 M t-km2001: 516 M t-km2002: 426 M t-km2003: 398 M t-km2004: 399 M t-km2005: 303 M t-km2006: 207 M t-km2007: 129 M t-km2008: 103 M t-km2009: 79 M t-km2010: 92 M t-km2011: 105 M t-km2012: 91 M t-km2013: 99 M t-km2014: 100 M t-km2015: 96 M t-km2016: 101 M t-km2017: 100 M t-km2018: 89 M t-km2019: 72 M t-km2020: 74 M t-km2021: 70 M t-km
Change over the period: −532 (−88.37%) Average annual rate: -7.94 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Ireland 70 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Ireland, by year Ireland All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 70 −4 −5.41%
2020 74 +2 +2.78%
2019 72 −17 −19.1%
2018 89 −11 −11%
2017 100 −1 −0.99%
2016 101 +5 +5.21%
2015 96 −4 −4%
2014 100 +1 +1.01%
2013 99 +8 +8.79%
2012 91 −14 −13.33%
2011 105 +13 +14.13%
2010 92 +13 +16.46%
2009 79 −24 −23.3%
2008 103 −26 −20.16%
2007 129 −78 −37.68%
2006 207 −96 −31.68%
2005 303 −96 −24.06%
2004 399 +1 +0.25%
2003 398 −28 −6.57%
2002 426 −90 −17.44%
2001 516 +25 +5.09%
2000 491 −35 −6.65%
1999 526 +60 +12.88%
1998 466 −56 −10.73%
1997 522 −48 −8.42%
1996 570 −32 −5.32%
1995 602 — —

Northern Europe, 2021

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

SE Sweden 23,246 LT Lithuania 14,566 FI Finland 10,749 LV Latvia 7,367 NO Norway 4,305 EE Estonia 2,128 IE Ireland 70
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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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