Railways, goods transported in Latvia
Latvia: Railways, goods transported was 7,367 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Latvia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, goods transported in Latvia stood at 7,367 million ton-km. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.7% on the previous year and down 65.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Latvia peaked at 21,867 million ton-km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 7,367 million ton-km, in 2021.
That places Latvia 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,263 million ton-km | 9,757 million ton-km | 13,970 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 17,231 million ton-km | 13,310 million ton-km | 19,779 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,210 million ton-km | 15,014 million ton-km | 21,867 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,673 million ton-km | 7,367 million ton-km | 7,979 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 34 Argentina 8,377 million ton-km compare
- 35 Pakistan 8,080 million ton-km compare
- 36 Mauritania 7,536 million ton-km compare
- 38 Netherlands 7,188 million ton-km compare
- 39 South Korea 6,757 million ton-km compare
- 40 Belgium 6,698 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 43,243 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 2.37 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 4.48 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 16.94 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 9,014 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 92.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Latvia?
- Railways, goods transported in Latvia was 7,367 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21,867 million ton-km in 2012.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,367 million ton-km in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for railways, goods transported?
- Latvia ranks 37th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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.