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Rail freight traffic — Japan

Rail freight traffic in Japan in 2020 — 18,340 M t-km. Ranked 19 in the world out of 62. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 26.9%.

2020 18,340 M t-km −8.27% vs 2019
World rank 19of 62
Period maximum 25,101 M t-km1995
Period minimum 18,340 M t-km2020

Trend over time

1995–2020 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Japan, 1995–202018,00020,00022,00024,00026,0001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 25,101 M t-km1996: 24,968 M t-km1997: 24,617 M t-km1998: 22,920 M t-km1999: 22,541 M t-km2000: 22,136 M t-km2001: 22,193 M t-km2002: 22,131 M t-km2003: 22,794 M t-km2004: 22,476 M t-km2005: 22,813 M t-km2006: 23,192 M t-km2007: 23,334 M t-km2008: 22,256 M t-km2009: 20,562 M t-km2010: 20,398 M t-km2011: 19,998 M t-km2012: 20,471 M t-km2013: 21,071 M t-km2014: 21,029 M t-km2015: 21,519 M t-km2016: 21,265 M t-km2017: 21,663 M t-km2018: 19,369 M t-km2019: 19,993 M t-km2020: 18,340 M t-km
Change over the period: −6,761 (−26.94%) Average annual rate: -1.25 %
Rail freight traffic — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2020 18,340 −1,653 −8.27%
2019 19,993 +624 +3.22%
2018 19,369 −2,294 −10.59%
2017 21,663 +398 +1.87%
2016 21,265 −254 −1.18%
2015 21,519 +490 +2.33%
2014 21,029 −42 −0.2%
2013 21,071 +600 +2.93%
2012 20,471 +473 +2.37%
2011 19,998 −400 −1.96%
2010 20,398 −164 −0.8%
2009 20,562 −1,694 −7.61%
2008 22,256 −1,078 −4.62%
2007 23,334 +142 +0.61%
2006 23,192 +379 +1.66%
2005 22,813 +337 +1.5%
2004 22,476 −318 −1.4%
2003 22,794 +663 +3%
2002 22,131 −62 −0.28%
2001 22,193 +57 +0.26%
2000 22,136 −405 −1.8%
1999 22,541 −379 −1.65%
1998 22,920 −1,697 −6.89%
1997 24,617 −351 −1.41%
1996 24,968 −133 −0.53%
1995 25,101 — —

Eastern Asia, 2020

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MN Mongolia 18,972 JP Japan 18,340 KR South Korea 6,652
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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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