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Rail freight traffic — Northern Europe

Rail freight traffic in Northern Europe in 2018 — 95,164 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 41.9%.

2018 95,164 M t-km +7.03% vs 2017
World rank —
Period maximum 102,295 M t-km2011
Period minimum 67,041 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2018 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Northern Europe, 1995–201860,00070,00080,00090,000100,000110,0001995199820012004200720102013201620181995: 67,041 M t-km1996: 71,627 M t-km1997: 78,085 M t-km1998: 78,155 M t-km1999: 78,528 M t-km2000: 82,986 M t-km2001: 83,491 M t-km2002: 85,997 M t-km2003: 93,053 M t-km2004: 97,232 M t-km2005: 101,102 M t-km2006: 100,838 M t-km2007: 101,472 M t-km2008: 100,638 M t-km2009: 90,260 M t-km2010: 94,868 M t-km2011: 102,295 M t-km2012: 99,904 M t-km2013: 96,499 M t-km2014: 96,274 M t-km2015: 90,895 M t-km2016: 86,415 M t-km2017: 88,913 M t-km2018: 95,164 M t-km
Change over the period: +28,123 (+41.95%) Average annual rate: 1.53 %
Rail freight traffic — Northern Europe, by year Northern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2018 95,164 +6,251 +7.03%
2017 88,913 +2,498 +2.89%
2016 86,415 −4,480 −4.93%
2015 90,895 −5,379 −5.59%
2014 96,274 −225 −0.23%
2013 96,499 −3,404 −3.41%
2012 99,904 −2,391 −2.34%
2011 102,295 +7,426 +7.83%
2010 94,868 +4,608 +5.11%
2009 90,260 −10,377 −10.31%
2008 100,638 −834 −0.82%
2007 101,472 +635 +0.63%
2006 100,838 −264 −0.26%
2005 101,102 +3,870 +3.98%
2004 97,232 +4,179 +4.49%
2003 93,053 +7,056 +8.21%
2002 85,997 +2,506 +3%
2001 83,491 +505 +0.61%
2000 82,986 +4,457 +5.68%
1999 78,528 +373 +0.48%
1998 78,155 +70 +0.09%
1997 78,085 +6,458 +9.02%
1996 71,627 +4,586 +6.84%
1995 67,041 — —

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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