Railways, goods transported in Netherlands
Netherlands: Railways, goods transported was 7,188 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Netherlands, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 7,188 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Netherlands peaked at 7,216 million ton-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3,016 million ton-km, in 1995.
Netherlands ranks 38th of 104 countries on this measure, 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 | 3,463 million ton-km | 3,016 million ton-km | 3,988 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 5,574 million ton-km | 4,293 million ton-km | 7,216 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,445 million ton-km | 5,925 million ton-km | 7,080 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,926 million ton-km | 6,665 million ton-km | 7,188 million ton-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 35 Pakistan 8,080 million ton-km compare
- 36 Mauritania 7,536 million ton-km compare
- 37 Latvia 7,367 million ton-km compare
- 39 South Korea 6,757 million ton-km compare
- 40 Belgium 6,698 million ton-km compare
- 41 Azerbaijan 5,316 million ton-km compare
More infrastructure data for Netherlands
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 21.81 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 3.98 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 128.54 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 23.43 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 307,432 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 3,286 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 41.44 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 11 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 621.43 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Netherlands?
- Railways, goods transported in Netherlands was 7,188 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 7,216 million ton-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,016 million ton-km in 1995.
- How does Netherlands rank for railways, goods transported?
- Netherlands ranks 38th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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.