Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Southern Africa

Rail freight traffic in Southern Africa in 2005 — 109,921 M t-km. Since 2002, the indicator has risen by 2.6%.

2005 109,921 M t-km +1.84% vs 2004
World rank
Period maximum 109,921 M t-km2005
Period minimum 107,123 M t-km2002

Trend over time

2002–2005 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Southern Africa, 2002–2005107,000108,000109,000110,00020022003200420052002: 107,123 M t-km2003: 107,316 M t-km2004: 107,933 M t-km2005: 109,921 M t-km
Change over the period: +2,798 (+2.61%) Average annual rate: 0.86 %

Comparison, 2005

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

Southern Africa 109,921 M t-km
World 4,037 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Southern Africa, by year Southern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2005 109,921 +1,988 +1.84%
2004 107,933 +617 +0.57%
2003 107,316 +193 +0.18%
2002 107,123

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.