Railways, goods transported in Algeria
Algeria: Railways, goods transported was 908 million ton-km in 2019. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Algeria, 1995–2019
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2019, railways, goods transported in Algeria stood at 908 million ton-km.
That represents a change of down 11.5% on the previous year and down 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Algeria peaked at 2,247 million ton-km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 885 million ton-km, in 2016.
That places Algeria 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,063 million ton-km | 1,946 million ton-km | 2,174 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,727 million ton-km | 1,184 million ton-km | 2,247 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,061 million ton-km | 885 million ton-km | 1,281 million ton-km | 9 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 64 Bangladesh 1,053 million ton-km compare
- 65 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 million ton-km compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 1,003 million ton-km compare
- 68 Myanmar 885 million ton-km compare
- 69 Cameroon 874.05 million ton-km compare
- 70 Eswatini 862 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Algeria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.93 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 115.46 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 54.05 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 72,631 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 8.58 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 7.16 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 11.25 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 247.31 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 77.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Algeria?
- Railways, goods transported in Algeria was 908 million ton-km in 2019, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 2,247 million ton-km in 2002.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 885 million ton-km in 2016.
- How does Algeria rank for railways, goods transported?
- Algeria ranks 67th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC), published as part of Railways, goods transported (million ton-km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.