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Rail freight traffic — Western Europe

Rail freight traffic in Western Europe in 2021 — 199,987 M t-km. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 32.9%.

2021 199,987 M t-km +12.3% vs 2020
World rank —
Period maximum 207,259 M t-km2017
Period minimum 150,463 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Western Europe, 1995–2021140,000160,000180,000200,000220,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 150,463 M t-km1996: 151,198 M t-km1997: 161,030 M t-km1998: 162,860 M t-km1999: 160,879 M t-km2000: 173,449 M t-km2001: 166,536 M t-km2002: 166,308 M t-km2003: 166,587 M t-km2004: 174,945 M t-km2005: 178,169 M t-km2006: 196,950 M t-km2007: 206,219 M t-km2008: 206,018 M t-km2009: 168,030 M t-km2010: 180,698 M t-km2011: 192,746 M t-km2012: 179,547 M t-km2013: 182,524 M t-km2014: 184,661 M t-km2015: 192,957 M t-km2016: 204,216 M t-km2017: 207,259 M t-km2018: 204,848 M t-km2019: 203,727 M t-km2020: 178,076 M t-km2021: 199,987 M t-km
Change over the period: +49,524 (+32.91%) Average annual rate: 1.1 %
Rail freight traffic — Western Europe, by year Western Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 199,987 +21,911 +12.3%
2020 178,076 −25,651 −12.59%
2019 203,727 −1,121 −0.55%
2018 204,848 −2,411 −1.16%
2017 207,259 +3,042 +1.49%
2016 204,216 +11,259 +5.84%
2015 192,957 +8,296 +4.49%
2014 184,661 +2,137 +1.17%
2013 182,524 +2,977 +1.66%
2012 179,547 −13,199 −6.85%
2011 192,746 +12,048 +6.67%
2010 180,698 +12,668 +7.54%
2009 168,030 −37,988 −18.44%
2008 206,018 −201 −0.1%
2007 206,219 +9,269 +4.71%
2006 196,950 +18,781 +10.54%
2005 178,169 +3,224 +1.84%
2004 174,945 +8,358 +5.02%
2003 166,587 +279 +0.17%
2002 166,308 −228 −0.14%
2001 166,536 −6,913 −3.99%
2000 173,449 +12,570 +7.81%
1999 160,879 −1,981 −1.22%
1998 162,860 +1,830 +1.14%
1997 161,030 +9,832 +6.5%
1996 151,198 +735 +0.49%
1995 150,463 — —

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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