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Rail freight traffic — Netherlands

Rail freight traffic in the Netherlands in 2021 — 7,188 M t-km. Ranked 26 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 138.3%.

2021 7,188 M t-km +7.85% vs 2020
World rank 26of 50
Period maximum 7,216 M t-km2007
Period minimum 3,016 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Netherlands, 1995–20212,0004,0006,0008,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 3,016 M t-km1996: 3,164 M t-km1997: 3,434 M t-km1998: 3,714 M t-km1999: 3,988 M t-km2000: 4,610 M t-km2001: 4,293 M t-km2002: 4,323 M t-km2003: 4,705 M t-km2004: 5,831 M t-km2005: 5,914 M t-km2006: 6,289 M t-km2007: 7,216 M t-km2008: 6,984 M t-km2009: 5,578 M t-km2010: 5,925 M t-km2011: 6,378 M t-km2012: 6,142 M t-km2013: 6,078 M t-km2014: 6,169 M t-km2015: 6,545 M t-km2016: 6,641 M t-km2017: 6,467 M t-km2018: 7,026 M t-km2019: 7,080 M t-km2020: 6,665 M t-km2021: 7,188 M t-km
Change over the period: +4,172 (+138.33%) Average annual rate: 3.4 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Netherlands 7,188 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Western Europe computed 199,987 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Netherlands, by year Netherlands All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 7,188 +523 +7.85%
2020 6,665 −415 −5.86%
2019 7,080 +54 +0.77%
2018 7,026 +559 +8.64%
2017 6,467 −174 −2.62%
2016 6,641 +96 +1.47%
2015 6,545 +376 +6.09%
2014 6,169 +91 +1.5%
2013 6,078 −64 −1.04%
2012 6,142 −236 −3.7%
2011 6,378 +453 +7.65%
2010 5,925 +347 +6.22%
2009 5,578 −1,406 −20.13%
2008 6,984 −232 −3.22%
2007 7,216 +927 +14.74%
2006 6,289 +375 +6.34%
2005 5,914 +83 +1.42%
2004 5,831 +1,126 +23.93%
2003 4,705 +382 +8.84%
2002 4,323 +30 +0.7%
2001 4,293 −317 −6.88%
2000 4,610 +622 +15.6%
1999 3,988 +274 +7.38%
1998 3,714 +280 +8.15%
1997 3,434 +270 +8.53%
1996 3,164 +148 +4.91%
1995 3,016 — —

Western Europe, 2021

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

DE Germany 123,067 FR France 35,751 AT Austria 21,781 CH Switzerland 12,024 NL Netherlands 7,188 LU Luxembourg 176
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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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