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Rail freight traffic — South Korea

Rail freight traffic in South Korea in 2021 — 6,757 M t-km. Ranked 27 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 47.6%.

2021 6,757 M t-km +1.58% vs 2020
World rank 27of 50
Period maximum 12,889 M t-km1995
Period minimum 6,652 M t-km2020

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — South Korea, 1995–20216,0008,00010,00012,00014,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 12,889 M t-km1996: 11,914 M t-km1997: 11,654 M t-km1998: 9,857 M t-km1999: 9,924 M t-km2000: 10,621 M t-km2001: 10,492 M t-km2002: 10,784 M t-km2003: 11,057 M t-km2004: 10,641 M t-km2005: 10,108 M t-km2006: 10,554 M t-km2007: 10,927 M t-km2008: 11,566 M t-km2009: 9,273 M t-km2010: 9,452 M t-km2011: 9,996 M t-km2012: 10,271 M t-km2013: 10,459 M t-km2014: 9,564 M t-km2015: 9,479 M t-km2016: 8,414 M t-km2017: 8,229 M t-km2018: 7,878 M t-km2019: 7,357 M t-km2020: 6,652 M t-km2021: 6,757 M t-km
Change over the period: −6,132 (−47.58%) Average annual rate: -2.45 %
Rail freight traffic — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 6,757 +105 +1.58%
2020 6,652 −705 −9.58%
2019 7,357 −521 −6.61%
2018 7,878 −351 −4.27%
2017 8,229 −185 −2.2%
2016 8,414 −1,065 −11.24%
2015 9,479 −85 −0.89%
2014 9,564 −895 −8.56%
2013 10,459 +188 +1.83%
2012 10,271 +275 +2.75%
2011 9,996 +544 +5.76%
2010 9,452 +179 +1.93%
2009 9,273 −2,293 −19.83%
2008 11,566 +639 +5.85%
2007 10,927 +373 +3.53%
2006 10,554 +446 +4.41%
2005 10,108 −533 −5.01%
2004 10,641 −416 −3.76%
2003 11,057 +273 +2.53%
2002 10,784 +292 +2.78%
2001 10,492 −129 −1.21%
2000 10,621 +697 +7.02%
1999 9,924 +67 +0.68%
1998 9,857 −1,797 −15.42%
1997 11,654 −260 −2.18%
1996 11,914 −975 −7.56%
1995 12,889 — —

Eastern Asia, 2021

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

MN Mongolia 18,345 KR South Korea 6,757
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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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