Rail freight traffic — all countries

Rail freight traffic — Southern Europe

Rail freight traffic in Southern Europe in 2019 — 47,601 M t-km. Since 2001, the indicator has risen by 1.5%.

2019 47,601 M t-km −2.53% vs 2018
World rank
Period maximum 51,752 M t-km2007
Period minimum 38,131 M t-km2009

Trend over time

2001–2019 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Southern Europe, 2001–201935,00040,00045,00050,00055,00020012003200520072009201120132015201720192001: 46,903 M t-km2002: 46,096 M t-km2003: 46,527 M t-km2004: 47,884 M t-km2005: 47,504 M t-km2006: 49,762 M t-km2007: 51,752 M t-km2008: 49,372 M t-km2009: 38,131 M t-km2010: 41,286 M t-km2011: 43,538 M t-km2012: 42,580 M t-km2013: 41,630 M t-km2014: 44,316 M t-km2015: 45,853 M t-km2016: 47,324 M t-km2017: 48,551 M t-km2018: 48,839 M t-km2019: 47,601 M t-km
Change over the period: +698 (+1.49%) Average annual rate: 0.08 %
Rail freight traffic — Southern Europe, by year Southern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2019 47,601 −1,238 −2.53%
2018 48,839 +288 +0.59%
2017 48,551 +1,227 +2.59%
2016 47,324 +1,471 +3.21%
2015 45,853 +1,537 +3.47%
2014 44,316 +2,687 +6.45%
2013 41,630 −950 −2.23%
2012 42,580 −958 −2.2%
2011 43,538 +2,252 +5.45%
2010 41,286 +3,155 +8.27%
2009 38,131 −11,241 −22.77%
2008 49,372 −2,380 −4.6%
2007 51,752 +1,990 +4%
2006 49,762 +2,258 +4.75%
2005 47,504 −380 −0.79%
2004 47,884 +1,357 +2.92%
2003 46,527 +431 +0.94%
2002 46,096 −807 −1.72%
2001 46,903

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.