Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Nigeria

Rail freight traffic in Nigeria in 2005 — 77 M t-km. Ranked 82 in the world out of 85. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 84%.

2005 77 M t-km +34.45% vs 2004
World rank 82of 85
Period maximum 480 M t-km1997
Period minimum 39 M t-km2003

Trend over time

1997–2005 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Nigeria, 1997–200502004006001997199819992000200120022003200420051997: 480 M t-km1999: 54 M t-km2002: 44 M t-km2003: 39 M t-km2004: 57 M t-km2005: 77 M t-km
Change over the period: −403 (−83.97%) Average annual rate: -20.46 %

Comparison, 2005

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

Nigeria 77 M t-km
World 4,037 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Nigeria, by year Nigeria All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2005 77 +20 +34.45%
2004 57 +18 +46.7%
2003 39 −5 −11.36%
2002 44
1999 54
1997 480

Western Africa, 2005

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

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.