Railway transport of goods - Country rankings
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Volume of goods transported by railways, 2021:
The average for 2021 based on 50 countries was 142905 metric tons times kilometers. The highest value was in Russia: 2638562 metric tons times kilometers and the lowest value was in Albania: 25 metric tons times kilometers. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2021. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: metric tons times kilometers; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Railway transport of goods, 2021 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2638562 | 1 | 1995 - 2021 |
| USA | 2239401 | 2 | 1995 - 2021 |
| India | 719762 | 3 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Australia | 453091 | 4 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Canada | 430170 | 5 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Germany | 123067 | 6 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Mexico | 92437 | 7 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Poland | 54387 | 8 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Belarus | 44478 | 9 | 1995 - 2021 |
| France | 35751 | 10 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Iran | 32920 | 11 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Uzbekistan | 24619 | 12 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Italy | 24262 | 13 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Sweden | 23246 | 14 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Austria | 21781 | 15 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Mongolia | 18345 | 16 | 1996 - 2021 |
| Czechia | 16326 | 17 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Turkey | 15900 | 18 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Lithuania | 14566 | 19 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Switzerland | 12024 | 20 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Hungary | 11346 | 21 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Finland | 10749 | 22 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Spain | 10299 | 23 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Slovakia | 8580 | 24 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Latvia | 7367 | 25 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Netherlands | 7188 | 26 | 1995 - 2021 |
| South Korea | 6757 | 27 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Azerbaijan | 5316 | 28 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Slovenia | 4937 | 29 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Bulgaria | 4658 | 30 | 1995 - 2021 |
| New Zealand | 4444 | 31 | 1999 - 2021 |
| Norway | 4305 | 32 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Georgia | 3322 | 33 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Croatia | 3172 | 34 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Morocco | 3148 | 35 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Serbia | 2925 | 36 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Portugal | 2699 | 37 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Estonia | 2128 | 38 | 1995 - 2021 |
| UA Emirates | 1380 | 39 | 2018 - 2021 |
| Israel | 1085 | 40 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1003 | 41 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Cameroon | 874 | 42 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Moldova | 665 | 43 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Greece | 579 | 44 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Tunisia | 413 | 45 | 1995 - 2021 |
| North Macedonia | 375 | 46 | 1995 - 2021 |
| DR Congo | 192 | 47 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Luxembourg | 176 | 48 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Ireland | 70 | 49 | 1995 - 2021 |
| Albania | 25 | 50 | 1995 - 2021 |
Definition: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
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