Railways, goods transported in Malaysia

Malaysia: Railways, goods transported was 817.65 million ton-km in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
817.65 million ton-km
Change on year
down 28.4%
World rank
72nd
of 104 countries
All-time high
1,760 million ton-km
in 2013
All-time low
817.65 million ton-km
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Railways, goods transported in Malaysia, 1995–2020

05001.0k1.5k2.0k1995200720201995: 1.4k million ton-km1996: 1.4k million ton-km1997: 1.3k million ton-km1998: 992 million ton-km1999: 907 million ton-km2000: 916 million ton-km2001: 1.1k million ton-km2002: 1.1k million ton-km2003: 886 million ton-km2004: 1.0k million ton-km2005: 1.2k million ton-km2006: 1.6k million ton-km2007: 1.4k million ton-km2008: 1.4k million ton-km2009: 1.4k million ton-km2010: 1.5k million ton-km2011: 1.5k million ton-km2012: 1.6k million ton-km2013: 1.8k million ton-km2014: 1.7k million ton-km2015: 1.5k million ton-km2016: 1.3k million ton-km2017: 1.2k million ton-km2018: 1.3k million ton-km2019: 1.1k million ton-km2020: 817.6 million ton-km

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Malaysia is 817.65 million ton-km, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 28.4% on the previous year and down 44.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Malaysia peaked at 1,760 million ton-km in 2013 and was at its lowest, 817.65 million ton-km, in 2020.

Malaysia ranks 72nd of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1,214 million ton-km 907 million ton-km 1,417 million ton-km 5
2000s 1,186 million ton-km 886 million ton-km 1,572 million ton-km 10
2010s 1,460 million ton-km 1,142 million ton-km 1,760 million ton-km 10
2020s 817.65 million ton-km 817.65 million ton-km 817.65 million ton-km 1

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 69 Cameroon 874.05 million ton-km compare
  2. 70 Eswatini 862 million ton-km compare
  3. 71 Armenia 840 million ton-km compare
  4. 73 Cote d'Ivoire 675 million ton-km compare
  5. 74 Botswana 674 million ton-km compare
  6. 75 Moldova 664.5 million ton-km compare

See the full ranking of 134 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways, goods transported in Malaysia?
Railways, goods transported in Malaysia was 817.65 million ton-km in 2020, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 1,760 million ton-km in 2013.
What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 817.65 million ton-km in 2020.
How does Malaysia rank for railways, goods transported?
Malaysia ranks 72nd out of 104 countries with data for 2020.
Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is down 44.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.