Railways, goods transported in Switzerland
Switzerland: Railways, goods transported was 12,024 million ton-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Railways, goods transported in Switzerland, 1995–2021
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
In 2021, railways, goods transported in Switzerland stood at 12,024 million ton-km.
That represents a change of up 8.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Switzerland peaked at 12,466 million ton-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8,031 million ton-km, in 1996.
That places Switzerland 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2021, putting it 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 | 8,993 million ton-km | 8,031 million ton-km | 9,831 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 11,401 million ton-km | 10,565 million ton-km | 12,466 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,776 million ton-km | 11,061 million ton-km | 12,447 million ton-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,544 million ton-km | 11,063 million ton-km | 12,024 million ton-km | 2 |
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More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 205,045 (2023)
- Air transport, freight 1,258 million ton-km (2023)
- Air transport, passengers carried 27.73 million (2023)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 40.4 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 4,603 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 97.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Switzerland?
- Railways, goods transported in Switzerland was 12,024 million ton-km in 2021, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12,466 million ton-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,031 million ton-km in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for railways, goods transported?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 104 countries with data for 2021.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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.