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Rail freight traffic — Switzerland

Rail freight traffic in Switzerland in 2021 — 12,024 M t-km. Ranked 20 in the world out of 50. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 35.8%.

2021 12,024 M t-km +8.69% vs 2020
World rank 20of 50
Period maximum 12,466 M t-km2006
Period minimum 8,031 M t-km1996

Trend over time

1995–2021 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — Switzerland, 1995–20218,00010,00012,00014,00019951998200120042007201020132016201920211995: 8,856 M t-km1996: 8,031 M t-km1997: 8,836 M t-km1998: 9,411 M t-km1999: 9,831 M t-km2000: 11,080 M t-km2001: 11,172 M t-km2002: 10,746 M t-km2003: 10,598 M t-km2004: 11,489 M t-km2005: 11,677 M t-km2006: 12,466 M t-km2007: 11,952 M t-km2008: 12,265 M t-km2009: 10,565 M t-km2010: 11,074 M t-km2011: 11,526 M t-km2012: 11,061 M t-km2013: 11,812 M t-km2014: 12,313 M t-km2015: 12,431 M t-km2016: 12,447 M t-km2017: 11,653 M t-km2018: 11,776 M t-km2019: 11,666 M t-km2020: 11,063 M t-km2021: 12,024 M t-km
Change over the period: +3,168 (+35.77%) Average annual rate: 1.18 %

Comparison, 2021

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

Switzerland 12,024 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,973 M t-km
Western Europe computed 199,987 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2021 12,024 +961 +8.69%
2020 11,063 −603 −5.17%
2019 11,666 −110 −0.93%
2018 11,776 +123 +1.06%
2017 11,653 −794 −6.38%
2016 12,447 +16 +0.13%
2015 12,431 +118 +0.96%
2014 12,313 +501 +4.24%
2013 11,812 +751 +6.79%
2012 11,061 −465 −4.03%
2011 11,526 +452 +4.08%
2010 11,074 +509 +4.82%
2009 10,565 −1,700 −13.86%
2008 12,265 +313 +2.62%
2007 11,952 −514 −4.12%
2006 12,466 +789 +6.76%
2005 11,677 +188 +1.64%
2004 11,489 +891 +8.41%
2003 10,598 −148 −1.38%
2002 10,746 −426 −3.81%
2001 11,172 +92 +0.83%
2000 11,080 +1,249 +12.7%
1999 9,831 +420 +4.46%
1998 9,411 +575 +6.51%
1997 8,836 +805 +10.02%
1996 8,031 −825 −9.32%
1995 8,856 — —

Western Europe, 2021

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

DE Germany 123,067 FR France 35,751 AT Austria 21,781 CH Switzerland 12,024 NL Netherlands 7,188 LU Luxembourg 176
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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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