Railways, goods transported in Uruguay
Uruguay: Railways, goods transported was 284 million ton-km in 2007. ▼ Falling
Railways, goods transported in Uruguay, 1995–2007
Source: Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC). Measured in million ton-km.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways, goods transported in Uruguay is 284 million ton-km, measured in 2007.
The figure is down 6.6% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways, goods transported in Uruguay peaked at 487 million ton-km in 1998 and was at its lowest, 178 million ton-km, in 2002.
Uruguay ranks 83rd of 104 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 354.8 million ton-km | 272 million ton-km | 487 million ton-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 253.75 million ton-km | 178 million ton-km | 331 million ton-km | 8 |
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- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.21 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 145.5 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.93 million (2024)
- Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 8,731 (2009)
- Air transport, freight 3.76 million ton-km (2009)
- Air transport, passengers carried 563,632 (2009)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources, total 92.2 billion cubic meters (2022)
- Renewable internal freshwater resources per capita 27,190 cubic meters (2022)
- Individuals using the Internet 92.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways, goods transported in Uruguay?
- Railways, goods transported in Uruguay was 284 million ton-km in 2007, according to Railisa Database (UIC), International Union of Railways (UIC).
- What is the highest railways, goods transported recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 487 million ton-km in 1998.
- What is the lowest railways, goods transported recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 178 million ton-km in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for railways, goods transported?
- Uruguay ranks 83rd out of 104 countries with data for 2007.
- Is railways, goods transported rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.