Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — OPEC

Rail freight traffic in OPEC in 2002 — 20,620 M t-km. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 10.2%.

2002 20,620 M t-km +14.91% vs 1999
World rank
Period maximum 20,620 M t-km2002
Period minimum 17,944 M t-km1999

Trend over time

1997–2002 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — OPEC, 1997–200217,00018,00019,00020,00021,0001997199819992000200120021997: 18,717 M t-km1999: 17,944 M t-km2002: 20,620 M t-km
Change over the period: +1,903 (+10.17%) Average annual rate: 1.96 %

Comparison, 2002

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

OPEC 20,620 M t-km
World 3,422 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2002 20,620
1999 17,944
1997 18,717

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.