Railways, goods transported in Russia
Russia: Railways, goods transported was 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Russia, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Russia is 2.64 million million ton-km, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Russia peaked at 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.02 million million ton-km, in 1998.
That places Russia 2nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.13 million million ton-km | 1.02 million million ton-km | 1.21 million million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.77 million million ton-km | 1.37 million million ton-km | 2.12 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.32 million million ton-km | 2.01 million million ton-km | 2.60 million million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million million ton-km | 2.54 million million ton-km | 2.64 million million ton-km | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Russia?
- Railways, goods transported in Russia was 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 million million ton-km in 2021.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.02 million million ton-km in 1998.
- How does Russia rank for railways, goods transported?
- Russia ranks 2nd out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia 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.