Railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Railways, goods transported was 192 million ton-km in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
192 million ton-km
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
88th
of 104 countries
All-time high
491 million ton-km
in 2004
All-time low
133 million ton-km
in 2015
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo, 1995–2021

1002003004005001995200820211995: 251 million ton-km1996: 318 million ton-km1997: 262 million ton-km1998: 365 million ton-km1999: 326 million ton-km2000: 362 million ton-km2001: 409 million ton-km2002: 430 million ton-km2003: 403 million ton-km2004: 491 million ton-km2005: 427 million ton-km2006: 323 million ton-km2007: 299 million ton-km2008: 275 million ton-km2009: 152 million ton-km2010: 193 million ton-km2011: 158 million ton-km2012: 170 million ton-km2013: 174 million ton-km2014: 148 million ton-km2015: 133 million ton-km2016: 174 million ton-km2017: 194 million ton-km2018: 188.1 million ton-km2019: 158 million ton-km2020: 171.3 million ton-km2021: 192 million ton-km

Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.

Analysis

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 192 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.

That represents a change of up 12.1% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 491 million ton-km in 2004 and was at its lowest, 133 million ton-km, in 2015.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 304.4 million ton-km 251 million ton-km 365 million ton-km 5
2000s 357.1 million ton-km 152 million ton-km 491 million ton-km 10
2010s 169.01 million ton-km 133 million ton-km 194 million ton-km 10
2020s 181.63 million ton-km 171.26 million ton-km 192 million ton-km 2

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 85 Congo 257 million ton-km compare
  2. 86 Iraq 249.46 million ton-km compare
  3. 87 Uganda 218 million ton-km compare
  4. 89 Mali 189 million ton-km compare
  5. 90 Ghana 181 million ton-km compare
  6. 91 Luxembourg 176 million ton-km compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Railways, goods transported in Democratic Republic of Congo was 192 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 491 million ton-km in 2004.
What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 133 million ton-km in 2015.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for railways, goods transported?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 88th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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

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.