Railways, goods transported in Iran
Iran: Railways, goods transported was 32,920 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Iran, 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 Iran is 32,920 million ton-km, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.5% on the previous year and up 56.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Iran peaked at 35,963 million ton-km in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,865 million ton-km, in 1995.
Iran ranks 15th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13,325 million ton-km | 11,865 million ton-km | 14,400 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 18,465 million ton-km | 14,179 million ton-km | 22,140 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,331 million ton-km | 21,008 million ton-km | 34,859 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,442 million ton-km | 32,920 million ton-km | 35,963 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Iran
More infrastructure data for Iran
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.83 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 28.23 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 174.07 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 159.39 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 144,976 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 136.93 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 18.07 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 128.5 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 1,435 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Iran?
- Railways, goods transported in Iran was 32,920 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 35,963 million ton-km in 2020.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,865 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does Iran rank for railways, goods transported?
- Iran ranks 15th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iran 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.