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Rail freight traffic — Sweden

Rail freight traffic in Sweden in 2021 — 23,246 M t-km. Ranked 14 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 19.9%.

2021 23,246 M t-km +5.21% vs 2020
World rank 14of 50
Period maximum 23,464 M t-km2010
Period minimum 18,846 M t-km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Sweden, 1995–202118,00020,00022,00024,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 19,391 M t-km1996: 18,846 M t-km1997: 19,181 M t-km1998: 19,163 M t-km1999: 19,090 M t-km2000: 20,088 M t-km2001: 19,547 M t-km2002: 19,197 M t-km2003: 20,170 M t-km2004: 20,856 M t-km2005: 21,675 M t-km2006: 22,271 M t-km2007: 23,250 M t-km2008: 22,924 M t-km2009: 20,389 M t-km2010: 23,464 M t-km2011: 22,864 M t-km2012: 22,043 M t-km2013: 20,970 M t-km2014: 21,296 M t-km2015: 20,699 M t-km2016: 21,406 M t-km2017: 21,838 M t-km2018: 22,794 M t-km2019: 22,222 M t-km2020: 22,094 M t-km2021: 23,246 M t-km
Change over the period: +3,855 (+19.88%) Average annual rate: 0.7 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Sweden 23,246 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 23,246 +1,152 +5.21%
2020 22,094 −128 −0.58%
2019 22,222 −572 −2.51%
2018 22,794 +956 +4.38%
2017 21,838 +432 +2.02%
2016 21,406 +707 +3.42%
2015 20,699 −597 −2.8%
2014 21,296 +326 +1.55%
2013 20,970 −1,073 −4.87%
2012 22,043 −821 −3.59%
2011 22,864 −600 −2.56%
2010 23,464 +3,075 +15.08%
2009 20,389 −2,535 −11.06%
2008 22,924 −326 −1.4%
2007 23,250 +979 +4.4%
2006 22,271 +596 +2.75%
2005 21,675 +819 +3.93%
2004 20,856 +686 +3.4%
2003 20,170 +973 +5.07%
2002 19,197 −350 −1.79%
2001 19,547 −541 −2.69%
2000 20,088 +998 +5.23%
1999 19,090 −73 −0.38%
1998 19,163 −18 −0.09%
1997 19,181 +335 +1.78%
1996 18,846 −545 −2.81%
1995 19,391 — —

Northern Europe, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

SE Sweden 23,246 LT Lithuania 14,566 FI Finland 10,749 LV Latvia 7,367 NO Norway 4,305 EE Estonia 2,128 IE Ireland 70
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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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