Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Portugal

Rail freight traffic in Portugal in 2021 — 2,699 M t-km. Ranked 37 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 33.7%.

2021 2,699 M t-km +12.36% vs 2020
World rank 37of 50
Period maximum 2,863 M t-km2018
Period minimum 1,857 M t-km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Portugal, 1995–20211,5002,0002,5003,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 2,019 M t-km1996: 1,857 M t-km1997: 2,247 M t-km1998: 2,048 M t-km1999: 2,179 M t-km2000: 2,183 M t-km2001: 2,138 M t-km2002: 2,196 M t-km2003: 2,073 M t-km2004: 2,282 M t-km2005: 2,422 M t-km2006: 2,529 M t-km2007: 2,586 M t-km2008: 2,549 M t-km2009: 2,174 M t-km2010: 2,313 M t-km2011: 2,322 M t-km2012: 2,421 M t-km2013: 2,290 M t-km2014: 2,438 M t-km2015: 2,661 M t-km2016: 2,622 M t-km2017: 2,742 M t-km2018: 2,863 M t-km2019: 2,476 M t-km2020: 2,402 M t-km2021: 2,699 M t-km
Change over the period: +680 (+33.68%) Average annual rate: 1.12 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Portugal 2,699 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Portugal, by year Portugal All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 2,699 +297 +12.36%
2020 2,402 −74 −2.99%
2019 2,476 −387 −13.52%
2018 2,863 +121 +4.41%
2017 2,742 +120 +4.58%
2016 2,622 −39 −1.47%
2015 2,661 +223 +9.15%
2014 2,438 +148 +6.46%
2013 2,290 −131 −5.41%
2012 2,421 +99 +4.26%
2011 2,322 +9 +0.39%
2010 2,313 +139 +6.39%
2009 2,174 −375 −14.71%
2008 2,549 −37 −1.43%
2007 2,586 +57 +2.25%
2006 2,529 +107 +4.42%
2005 2,422 +140 +6.13%
2004 2,282 +209 +10.08%
2003 2,073 −123 −5.6%
2002 2,196 +58 +2.71%
2001 2,138 −45 −2.06%
2000 2,183 +4 +0.18%
1999 2,179 +131 +6.4%
1998 2,048 −199 −8.86%
1997 2,247 +390 +21%
1996 1,857 −162 −8.02%
1995 2,019

Southern Europe, 2021

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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.