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Rail freight traffic — New Zealand

Rail freight traffic in New Zealand in 2021 — 4,444 M t-km. Ranked 31 in the world out of 50. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 21.1%.

2021 4,444 M t-km +7.58% vs 2020
World rank 31of 50
Period maximum 4,768 M t-km2012
Period minimum 3,619 M t-km2017

Trend over time

1999–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — New Zealand, 1999–20213,5004,0004,5005,000199920022005200820112014201720201999: 3,671 M t-km2000: 4,078 M t-km2001: 3,942 M t-km2002: 3,766 M t-km2003: 3,853 M t-km2004: 3,904 M t-km2005: 4,322 M t-km2006: 4,312 M t-km2007: 4,329 M t-km2008: 4,556 M t-km2009: 3,962 M t-km2010: 3,919 M t-km2011: 4,178 M t-km2012: 4,768 M t-km2013: 4,679 M t-km2014: 4,493 M t-km2015: 4,349 M t-km2016: 4,190 M t-km2017: 3,619 M t-km2018: 4,217 M t-km2019: 4,545 M t-km2020: 4,131 M t-km2021: 4,444 M t-km
Change over the period: +773 (+21.06%) Average annual rate: 0.87 %

Comparison, 2021

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

New Zealand 4,444 M t-km
Australia and New Zealand computed 457,535 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 4,444 +313 +7.58%
2020 4,131 −414 −9.11%
2019 4,545 +328 +7.78%
2018 4,217 +598 +16.54%
2017 3,619 −571 −13.63%
2016 4,190 −159 −3.65%
2015 4,349 −144 −3.21%
2014 4,493 −187 −3.99%
2013 4,679 −89 −1.86%
2012 4,768 +590 +14.12%
2011 4,178 +259 +6.61%
2010 3,919 −43 −1.09%
2009 3,962 −594 −13.04%
2008 4,556 +227 +5.24%
2007 4,329 +17 +0.39%
2006 4,312 −10 −0.23%
2005 4,322 +418 +10.71%
2004 3,904 +51 +1.32%
2003 3,853 +87 +2.31%
2002 3,766 −176 −4.46%
2001 3,942 −136 −3.33%
2000 4,078 +407 +11.09%
1999 3,671 — —

Australia and New Zealand, 2021

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

AU Australia 453,091 NZ New Zealand 4,444
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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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