Railways, goods transported in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Railways, goods transported was 4,658 million ton-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria is 4,658 million ton-km, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 41.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Bulgaria peaked at 8,595 million ton-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 2,908 million ton-km, in 2012.
Bulgaria ranks 43rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,007 million ton-km | 5,297 million ton-km | 8,595 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,919 million ton-km | 3,145 million ton-km | 5,538 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,466 million ton-km | 2,908 million ton-km | 3,931 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,580 million ton-km | 4,503 million ton-km | 4,658 million ton-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Bulgaria
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 8.17 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 551,943 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 118.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 7.98 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,027 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.626 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 723,825 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 21 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 3,248 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 82.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Bulgaria?
- Railways, goods transported in Bulgaria was 4,658 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 8,595 million ton-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,908 million ton-km in 2012.
- How does Bulgaria rank for railways, goods transported?
- Bulgaria ranks 43rd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bulgaria 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.