Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Central Asia

Rail freight traffic in Central Asia in 2020 — 326,999 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 114.5%.

2020 326,999 M t-km +4.43% vs 2019
World rank
Period maximum 326,999 M t-km2020
Period minimum 23,751 M t-km2001

Trend over time

1995–2020 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Central Asia, 1995–20200100,000200,000300,000400,0001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 152,419 M t-km1996: 137,228 M t-km1997: 132,224 M t-km1998: 125,174 M t-km1999: 114,557 M t-km2000: 24,692 M t-km2001: 23,751 M t-km2002: 25,260 M t-km2004: 28,509 M t-km2006: 31,694 M t-km2007: 235,249 M t-km2008: 251,036 M t-km2009: 230,937 M t-km2010: 246,306 M t-km2011: 255,715 M t-km2012: 269,096 M t-km2014: 250,436 M t-km2015: 273,077 M t-km2016: 274,271 M t-km2017: 299,465 M t-km2018: 307,233 M t-km2019: 313,136 M t-km2020: 326,999 M t-km
Change over the period: +174,580 (+114.54%) Average annual rate: 3.1 %
Rail freight traffic — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2020 326,999 +13,863 +4.43%
2019 313,136 +5,903 +1.92%
2018 307,233 +7,768 +2.59%
2017 299,465 +25,194 +9.19%
2016 274,271 +1,194 +0.44%
2015 273,077 +22,642 +9.04%
2014 250,436
2012 269,096 +13,381 +5.23%
2011 255,715 +9,409 +3.82%
2010 246,306 +15,369 +6.66%
2009 230,937 −20,098 −8.01%
2008 251,036 +15,787 +6.71%
2007 235,249 +203,554 +642.24%
2006 31,694
2004 28,509
2002 25,260 +1,509 +6.35%
2001 23,751 −941 −3.81%
2000 24,692 −89,865 −78.45%
1999 114,557 −10,617 −8.48%
1998 125,174 −7,050 −5.33%
1997 132,224 −5,004 −3.65%
1996 137,228 −15,191 −9.97%
1995 152,419

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.