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Rail freight traffic — Spain

Rail freight traffic in Spain in 2021 — 10,299 M t-km. Ranked 23 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 1.2%.

2021 10,299 M t-km +14.82% vs 2020
World rank 23of 50
Period maximum 12,411 M t-km2003
Period minimum 7,714 M t-km2009

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Spain, 1995–20216,0008,00010,00012,00014,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 10,419 M t-km1996: 10,156 M t-km1997: 11,486 M t-km1998: 11,800 M t-km1999: 12,035 M t-km2000: 12,171 M t-km2001: 12,322 M t-km2002: 12,247 M t-km2003: 12,411 M t-km2004: 12,018 M t-km2005: 11,641 M t-km2006: 11,599 M t-km2007: 11,212 M t-km2008: 10,662 M t-km2009: 7,714 M t-km2010: 8,577 M t-km2011: 9,593 M t-km2012: 9,390 M t-km2013: 9,366 M t-km2014: 10,303 M t-km2015: 10,812 M t-km2016: 10,644 M t-km2017: 10,507 M t-km2018: 10,792 M t-km2019: 10,459 M t-km2020: 8,970 M t-km2021: 10,299 M t-km
Change over the period: −120 (−1.15%) Average annual rate: -0.04 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Spain 10,299 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 10,299 +1,329 +14.82%
2020 8,970 −1,489 −14.24%
2019 10,459 −333 −3.09%
2018 10,792 +285 +2.71%
2017 10,507 −137 −1.29%
2016 10,644 −168 −1.55%
2015 10,812 +509 +4.94%
2014 10,303 +937 +10%
2013 9,366 −24 −0.26%
2012 9,390 −203 −2.12%
2011 9,593 +1,016 +11.85%
2010 8,577 +863 +11.19%
2009 7,714 −2,948 −27.65%
2008 10,662 −550 −4.91%
2007 11,212 −387 −3.34%
2006 11,599 −42 −0.36%
2005 11,641 −377 −3.14%
2004 12,018 −393 −3.17%
2003 12,411 +164 +1.34%
2002 12,247 −75 −0.61%
2001 12,322 +151 +1.24%
2000 12,171 +136 +1.13%
1999 12,035 +235 +1.99%
1998 11,800 +314 +2.73%
1997 11,486 +1,330 +13.1%
1996 10,156 −263 −2.52%
1995 10,419 — —

Southern Europe, 2021

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

IT Italy 24,262 ES Spain 10,299 SI Slovenia 4,937 HR Croatia 3,172 RS Serbia 2,925 PT Portugal 2,699 GR Greece 579 MK North Macedonia 375 AL Albania 25
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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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