Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Australia and New Zealand

Rail freight traffic in Australia and New Zealand in 2021 — 457,535 M t-km. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 247.6%.

2021 457,535 M t-km +1.32% vs 2020
World rank
Period maximum 457,535 M t-km2021
Period minimum 131,634 M t-km1999

Trend over time

1999–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Australia and New Zealand, 1999–20210200,000400,000600,000199920022005200820112014201720201999: 131,634 M t-km2000: 137,646 M t-km2001: 141,476 M t-km2002: 154,279 M t-km2003: 164,433 M t-km2004: 172,604 M t-km2005: 188,266 M t-km2006: 193,737 M t-km2007: 203,290 M t-km2008: 223,240 M t-km2009: 241,125 M t-km2010: 262,543 M t-km2011: 265,598 M t-km2012: 295,338 M t-km2013: 323,679 M t-km2014: 372,193 M t-km2015: 405,949 M t-km2016: 417,680 M t-km2017: 434,926 M t-km2018: 445,490 M t-km2019: 447,550 M t-km2020: 451,566 M t-km2021: 457,535 M t-km
Change over the period: +325,901 (+247.58%) Average annual rate: 5.83 %
Rail freight traffic — Australia and New Zealand, by year Australia and New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 457,535 +5,969 +1.32%
2020 451,566 +4,016 +0.9%
2019 447,550 +2,059 +0.46%
2018 445,490 +10,564 +2.43%
2017 434,926 +17,246 +4.13%
2016 417,680 +11,731 +2.89%
2015 405,949 +33,756 +9.07%
2014 372,193 +48,513 +14.99%
2013 323,679 +28,341 +9.6%
2012 295,338 +29,740 +11.2%
2011 265,598 +3,055 +1.16%
2010 262,543 +21,418 +8.88%
2009 241,125 +17,885 +8.01%
2008 223,240 +19,950 +9.81%
2007 203,290 +9,553 +4.93%
2006 193,737 +5,471 +2.91%
2005 188,266 +15,662 +9.07%
2004 172,604 +8,171 +4.97%
2003 164,433 +10,154 +6.58%
2002 154,279 +12,803 +9.05%
2001 141,476 +3,830 +2.78%
2000 137,646 +6,012 +4.57%
1999 131,634

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.