social2021
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
96,539.5Ton-km
Median: 2,206.3Ton-km
Countries Covered
113
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
3,018,200.0Ton-km
Lowest
Philippines
0.8Ton-km
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China3,018,200.0Ton-km
2Russian Federation2,638,562.0Ton-km
3United States of America2,239,400.7Ton-km
4India719,762.0Ton-km
5Australia453,091.0Ton-km
By Region
North America691,053.7Ton-km(4 countries)
Oceania228,767.5Ton-km(2 countries)
Asia206,753.0Ton-km(20 countries)
Other61,983.9Ton-km(45 countries)
Europe20,666.3Ton-km(30 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.8Ton-km)High (3,018,200.0Ton-km)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 96,539.5Ton-km)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (20)
Other (45)
Europe (30)
Africa (7)
South America (5)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2021. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | People's Republic of China | 3,018,200.0Ton-km |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 2,638,562.0Ton-km |
| 3 | United States of America | 2,239,400.7Ton-km |
| 4 | India | 719,762.0Ton-km |
| 5 | Australia | 453,091.0Ton-km |
| 6 | Canada | 430,170.0Ton-km |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 302,156.1Ton-km |
| 8 | Ukraine | 175,587.2Ton-km |
| 9 | Germany | 123,067.0Ton-km |
| 10 | South Africa | 113,342.0Ton-km |
| 11 | Mexico | 92,437.0Ton-km |
| 12 | Poland | 54,387.0Ton-km |
| 13 | Belarus | 44,478.2Ton-km |
| 14 | France | 35,751.3Ton-km |
| 15 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 32,920.0Ton-km |
| 16 | Uzbekistan | 24,619.0Ton-km |
| 17 | Italy | 24,262.0Ton-km |
| 18 | Sweden | 23,246.0Ton-km |
| 19 | Austria | 21,780.9Ton-km |
| 20 | Mongolia | 18,345.0Ton-km |
| 21 | Japan | 18,340.0Ton-km |
| 22 | Czech Republic | 16,326.0Ton-km |
| 23 | Türkiye | 15,900.0Ton-km |
| 24 | Indonesia | 15,573.0Ton-km |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 15,212.1Ton-km |
| 26 | Lithuania | 14,566.0Ton-km |
| 27 | Turkmenistan | 13,327.0Ton-km |
| 28 | Romania | 13,312.0Ton-km |
| 29 | Switzerland | 12,024.0Ton-km |
| 30 | Hungary | 11,345.6Ton-km |
| 31 | Finland | 10,749.0Ton-km |
| 32 | Spain | 10,299.0Ton-km |
| 33 | Brazil | 9,393.5Ton-km |
| 34 | Slovakia | 8,580.0Ton-km |
| 35 | Argentina | 8,377.0Ton-km |
| 36 | Pakistan | 8,080.0Ton-km |
| 37 | Mauritania | 7,535.7Ton-km |
| 38 | Latvia | 7,366.6Ton-km |
| 39 | Netherlands | 7,188.0Ton-km |
| 40 | South Korea | 6,757.0Ton-km |
| 41 | Belgium | 6,698.0Ton-km |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 5,316.0Ton-km |
| 43 | Slovenia | 4,937.0Ton-km |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 4,658.0Ton-km |
| 45 | New Zealand | 4,444.0Ton-km |
| 46 | Norway | 4,305.0Ton-km |
| 47 | Vietnam | 3,759.0Ton-km |
| 48 | Chile | 3,585.5Ton-km |
| 49 | Georgia | 3,322.0Ton-km |
| 50 | Croatia | 3,172.0Ton-km |
| 51 | Morocco | 3,148.0Ton-km |
| 52 | Serbia | 2,925.0Ton-km |
| 53 | Portugal | 2,699.0Ton-km |
| 54 | Denmark | 2,592.0Ton-km |
| 55 | Thailand | 2,562.0Ton-km |
| 56 | Guatemala | 2,207.0Ton-km |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2,206.3Ton-km |
| 58 | Estonia | 2,128.0Ton-km |
| 59 | Saudi Arabia | 1,852.5Ton-km |
| 60 | Egypt | 1,592.1Ton-km |
| 61 | Kenya | 1,399.0Ton-km |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 1,380.0Ton-km |
| 63 | Cuba | 1,351.1Ton-km |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,196.0Ton-km |
| 65 | Mozambique | 1,193.4Ton-km |
| 66 | Israel | 1,085.0Ton-km |
| 67 | Bangladesh | 1,053.0Ton-km |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,040.0Ton-km |
| 69 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,003.0Ton-km |
| 70 | Algeria | 908.0Ton-km |
| 71 | Myanmar | 885.0Ton-km |
| 72 | Cameroon | 874.1Ton-km |
| 73 | Eswatini | 862.0Ton-km |
| 74 | Armenia | 840.0Ton-km |
| 75 | Malaysia | 817.6Ton-km |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 703.0Ton-km |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 675.0Ton-km |
| 78 | Botswana | 674.0Ton-km |
| 79 | Moldova, Republic of | 664.5Ton-km |
| 80 | Peru | 599.0Ton-km |
| 81 | Greece | 579.0Ton-km |
| 82 | Tunisia | 413.3Ton-km |
| 83 | Gabon | 409.0Ton-km |
| 84 | Senegal | 384.0Ton-km |
| 85 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 375.4Ton-km |
| 86 | Jordan | 344.1Ton-km |
| 87 | Zambia | 297.0Ton-km |
| 88 | Uruguay | 284.0Ton-km |
| 89 | Tajikistan | 274.0Ton-km |
| 90 | Republic of the Congo | 257.0Ton-km |
| 91 | Iraq | 249.5Ton-km |
| 92 | Uganda | 218.0Ton-km |
| 93 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 192.0Ton-km |
| 94 | Mali | 189.0Ton-km |
| 95 | Ghana | 181.0Ton-km |
| 96 | Luxembourg | 176.0Ton-km |
| 97 | Montenegro | 130.3Ton-km |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 127.4Ton-km |
| 99 | Madagascar | 122.3Ton-km |
| 100 | Djibouti | 118.0Ton-km |
| 101 | Cambodia | 92.0Ton-km |
| 102 | Venezuela | 81.1Ton-km |
| 103 | Nigeria | 76.9Ton-km |
| 104 | Ireland | 70.0Ton-km |
| 105 | Hong Kong | 41.0Ton-km |
| 106 | Benin | 36.0Ton-km |
| 107 | Sudan | 33.9Ton-km |
| 108 | Malawi | 33.0Ton-km |
| 109 | Albania | 25.1Ton-km |
| 110 | El Salvador | 13.0Ton-km |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 9.0Ton-km |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | 0.8Ton-km |
| 113 | Philippines | 0.8Ton-km |
Showing 113 of 113 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2021).
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