Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Sri Lanka

Rail freight traffic in Sri Lanka in 2015 — 127 M t-km. Ranked 67 in the world out of 70. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 7%.

2015 127 M t-km −4.22% vs 2013
World rank 67of 70
Period maximum 154 M t-km2011
Period minimum 96 M t-km1997

Trend over time

1995–2015 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Sri Lanka, 1995–201580100120140160199519971999200120032005200720092011201320151995: 137 M t-km1996: 108 M t-km1997: 96 M t-km1998: 106 M t-km1999: 107 M t-km2003: 127 M t-km2004: 138 M t-km2005: 135 M t-km2007: 135 M t-km2011: 154 M t-km2012: 142 M t-km2013: 133 M t-km2015: 127 M t-km
Change over the period: −10 (−7.01%) Average annual rate: -0.36 %

Comparison, 2015

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

Sri Lanka 127 M t-km
South Asia 694 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2015 127
2013 133 −9 −6.6%
2012 142 −12 −7.47%
2011 154
2007 135
2005 135 −3 −2.39%
2004 138 +12 +9.09%
2003 127
1999 107 +1 +0.94%
1998 106 +10 +10.42%
1997 96 −12 −11.11%
1996 108 −29 −21.17%
1995 137

Southern Asia, 2015

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.