Railways, goods transported in Cameroon
Cameroon: Railways, goods transported was 874.05 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Cameroon, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 874.05 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Cameroon peaked at 1,162 million ton-km in 2002 and was at its lowest, 607 million ton-km, in 1996.
Cameroon ranks 69th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 747.4 million ton-km | 607 million ton-km | 869 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1,087 million ton-km | 978 million ton-km | 1,162 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 953.28 million ton-km | 812.42 million ton-km | 1,081 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 914.78 million ton-km | 874.05 million ton-km | 955.51 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More infrastructure data for Cameroon
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 0.2318 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 67,507 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 108.21 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 31.52 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 6,200 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 0.0177 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 331,025 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 273 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,880 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 46.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Cameroon?
- Railways, goods transported in Cameroon was 874.05 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 1,162 million ton-km in 2002.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 607 million ton-km in 1996.
- How does Cameroon rank for railways, goods transported?
- Cameroon ranks 69th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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 — 22 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.