Railways, goods transported in Mongolia
Mongolia: Railways, goods transported was 18,345 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Mongolia, 1996–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 18,345 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Mongolia peaked at 18,972 million ton-km in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2,541 million ton-km, in 1996.
That places Mongolia 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,874 million ton-km | 2,541 million ton-km | 3,515 million ton-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 7,323 million ton-km | 4,293 million ton-km | 9,218 million ton-km | 8 |
| 2010s | 12,568 million ton-km | 10,287 million ton-km | 17,384 million ton-km | 9 |
| 2020s | 18,658 million ton-km | 18,345 million ton-km | 18,972 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 7,240 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 26.52 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 773,702 (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 34.8 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 10,135 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 85.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Mongolia?
- Railways, goods transported in Mongolia was 18,345 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 18,972 million ton-km in 2020.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,541 million ton-km in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for railways, goods transported?
- Mongolia ranks 20th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.