Railways, goods transported in Australia
Australia: Railways, goods transported was 453,091 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Australia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Australia is 453,091 million ton-km, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 73.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Australia peaked at 453,091 million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 106,195 million ton-km, in 1995.
Australia ranks 5th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117,924 million ton-km | 106,195 million ton-km | 127,963 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 177,907 million ton-km | 133,568 million ton-km | 237,163 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 362,799 million ton-km | 258,624 million ton-km | 443,005 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 450,263 million ton-km | 447,435 million ton-km | 453,091 million ton-km | 2 |
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- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 492 billion cubic meters (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Australia?
- Railways, goods transported in Australia was 453,091 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 453,091 million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 106,195 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does Australia rank for railways, goods transported?
- Australia ranks 5th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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.
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About this data
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.