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Rail freight traffic — Latvia

Rail freight traffic in Latvia in 2021 — 7,367 M t-km. Ranked 25 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 24.5%.

2021 7,367 M t-km −7.68% vs 2020
World rank 25of 50
Period maximum 21,867 M t-km2012
Period minimum 7,367 M t-km2021

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Latvia, 1995–2021010,00020,00030,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 9,757 M t-km1996: 12,412 M t-km1997: 13,970 M t-km1998: 12,965 M t-km1999: 12,210 M t-km2000: 13,310 M t-km2001: 14,179 M t-km2002: 15,020 M t-km2003: 17,955 M t-km2004: 18,618 M t-km2005: 19,779 M t-km2006: 16,831 M t-km2007: 18,313 M t-km2008: 19,581 M t-km2009: 18,725 M t-km2010: 17,179 M t-km2011: 21,410 M t-km2012: 21,867 M t-km2013: 19,532 M t-km2014: 19,441 M t-km2015: 18,906 M t-km2016: 15,873 M t-km2017: 15,014 M t-km2018: 17,859 M t-km2019: 15,019 M t-km2020: 7,979 M t-km2021: 7,367 M t-km
Change over the period: −2,390 (−24.5%) Average annual rate: -1.08 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Latvia 7,367 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 7,367 −612 −7.68%
2020 7,979 −7,040 −46.87%
2019 15,019 −2,840 −15.9%
2018 17,859 +2,845 +18.95%
2017 15,014 −859 −5.41%
2016 15,873 −3,033 −16.04%
2015 18,906 −535 −2.75%
2014 19,441 −91 −0.47%
2013 19,532 −2,335 −10.68%
2012 21,867 +457 +2.13%
2011 21,410 +4,231 +24.63%
2010 17,179 −1,546 −8.26%
2009 18,725 −856 −4.37%
2008 19,581 +1,268 +6.92%
2007 18,313 +1,482 +8.81%
2006 16,831 −2,948 −14.9%
2005 19,779 +1,161 +6.24%
2004 18,618 +663 +3.69%
2003 17,955 +2,935 +19.54%
2002 15,020 +841 +5.93%
2001 14,179 +869 +6.53%
2000 13,310 +1,100 +9.01%
1999 12,210 −755 −5.82%
1998 12,965 −1,005 −7.19%
1997 13,970 +1,558 +12.55%
1996 12,412 +2,655 +27.21%
1995 9,757 — —

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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