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Rail freight traffic — United Kingdom

Rail freight traffic in the United Kingdom in 2020 — 15,212 M t-km. Ranked 23 in the world out of 62. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 14.4%.

2020 15,212 M t-km −9.9% vs 2019
World rank 23of 62
Period maximum 22,401 M t-km2013
Period minimum 13,300 M t-km1995

Trend over time

1995–2020 · million tonne-kilometers

Rail freight traffic — United Kingdom, 1995–202012,50015,00017,50020,00022,5001995199820012004200720102013201620191995: 13,300 M t-km1996: 15,100 M t-km1997: 16,900 M t-km1998: 17,340 M t-km1999: 18,050 M t-km2000: 18,170 M t-km2001: 19,200 M t-km2002: 18,634 M t-km2003: 18,745 M t-km2004: 20,137 M t-km2005: 21,427 M t-km2006: 21,919 M t-km2007: 21,265 M t-km2008: 21,077 M t-km2009: 19,171 M t-km2010: 18,576 M t-km2011: 20,974 M t-km2012: 21,467 M t-km2013: 22,401 M t-km2014: 22,143 M t-km2015: 19,342 M t-km2016: 17,053 M t-km2017: 17,167 M t-km2018: 17,206 M t-km2019: 16,884 M t-km2020: 15,212 M t-km
Change over the period: +1,912 (+14.38%) Average annual rate: 0.54 %

Comparison, 2020

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

United Kingdom 15,212 M t-km
Europe & Central Asia 7,624 M t-km
Rail freight traffic — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year M t-km Change Change, %
2020 15,212 −1,672 −9.9%
2019 16,884 −321 −1.87%
2018 17,206 +39 +0.23%
2017 17,167 +114 +0.67%
2016 17,053 −2,289 −11.84%
2015 19,342 −2,801 −12.65%
2014 22,143 −258 −1.15%
2013 22,401 +935 +4.35%
2012 21,467 +493 +2.35%
2011 20,974 +2,397 +12.91%
2010 18,576 −595 −3.1%
2009 19,171 −1,905 −9.04%
2008 21,077 −188 −0.89%
2007 21,265 −653 −2.98%
2006 21,919 +492 +2.3%
2005 21,427 +1,290 +6.41%
2004 20,137 +1,392 +7.42%
2003 18,745 +111 +0.6%
2002 18,634 −566 −2.95%
2001 19,200 +1,030 +5.67%
2000 18,170 +119 +0.66%
1999 18,050 +710 +4.1%
1998 17,340 +440 +2.6%
1997 16,900 +1,800 +11.92%
1996 15,100 +1,800 +13.53%
1995 13,300 — —

Northern Europe, 2020

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

SE Sweden 22,094 LT Lithuania 15,865 GB United Kingdom 15,212 FI Finland 10,138 LV Latvia 7,979 NO Norway 4,110 EE Estonia 1,729 IE Ireland 74
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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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