Railways, goods transported in Pakistan
Pakistan: Railways, goods transported was 8,080 million ton-km in 2018. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Pakistan, 1995–2018
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 8,080 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2018. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 60.6% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Pakistan peaked at 8,080 million ton-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 402.48 million ton-km, in 2012.
Pakistan ranks 35th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,752 million ton-km | 3,970 million ton-km | 5,661 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4,986 million ton-km | 3,612 million ton-km | 6,187 million ton-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,107 million ton-km | 402.48 million ton-km | 8,080 million ton-km | 8 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More infrastructure data for Pakistan
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.01 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.54 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 76.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 193.11 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 41,823 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 309.51 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 7.15 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 55 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 225.69 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 57.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Pakistan?
- Railways, goods transported in Pakistan was 8,080 million ton-km in 2018, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8,080 million ton-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 402.48 million ton-km in 2012.
- How does Pakistan rank for railways, goods transported?
- Pakistan ranks 35th out of 104 countries with data for 2018.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.