Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Middle East & North Africa

Rail freight traffic in Middle East & North Africa in 2008 — 2,073 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 6.5%.

2008 2,073 M t-km −10.49% vs 2006
World rank
Period maximum 2,316 M t-km2006
Period minimum 1,635 M t-km1999

Trend over time

1995–2008 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Middle East & North Africa, 1995–20081,6001,8002,0002,2002,400199519971999200120032005200720081995: 1,946 M t-km1996: 2,139 M t-km1997: 2,023 M t-km1998: 2,245 M t-km1999: 1,635 M t-km2000: 1,980 M t-km2001: 1,990 M t-km2002: 2,247 M t-km2004: 2,014 M t-km2005: 2,067 M t-km2006: 2,316 M t-km2008: 2,073 M t-km
Change over the period: +127 (+6.53%) Average annual rate: 0.49 %
Rail freight traffic — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2008 2,073
2006 2,316 +249 +12.05%
2005 2,067 +54 +2.66%
2004 2,014
2002 2,247 +257 +12.91%
2001 1,990 +10 +0.51%
2000 1,980 +345 +21.1%
1999 1,635 −610 −27.16%
1998 2,245 +222 +10.95%
1997 2,023 −116 −5.42%
1996 2,139 +193 +9.92%
1995 1,946

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.