Japan vs Sweden: Railways, goods transported

Japan
18,340 million ton-km
in 2020
Sweden
23,246 million ton-km
in 2021
Japan rank
21st
Sweden rank
18th

Railways, goods transported over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Sweden currently reports 23,246 million ton-km against 18,340 million ton-km in Japan, a difference of 4,906 million ton-km.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 21st and Sweden ranks 18th of 104 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Railways, goods transported (million ton-km)
Unit
million ton-km
Source
Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
134 places, 2,685 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.