Railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Railways, goods transported was 11,685 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded 11,685 million ton-km for railways, goods transported in 2021.
The figure is down 12.8% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 13,923 million ton-km in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9,074 million ton-km, in 1995.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9,786 million ton-km | 9,074 million ton-km | 10,671 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,103 million ton-km | 9,919 million ton-km | 11,916 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,859 million ton-km | 10,412 million ton-km | 13,923 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,544 million ton-km | 11,685 million ton-km | 13,403 million ton-km | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend?
- Railways, goods transported in Post-demographic dividend was 11,685 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 13,923 million ton-km in 2019.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,074 million ton-km in 1995.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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.