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World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.
DEFINITION
Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
Transportation Statistics > Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) (2008) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
17.057
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Russia
# 2
Kazakhstan :
14.009
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Kazakhstan
# 3
Canada :
10.784
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Canada
# 4
United States :
9.177
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in United States
# 5
Latvia :
7.884
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Latvia
# 6
Ukraine :
5.588
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Ukraine
# 7
Belarus :
4.949
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Belarus
# 8
Estonia :
4.346
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Estonia
# 9
Lithuania :
4.137
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Lithuania
# 10
Australia :
2.905
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Australia
# 11
Mongolia :
2.757
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Mongolia
# 12
Austria :
2.28
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Austria
# 13
Mauritania :
2.265
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Mauritania
# 14
South Africa :
2.173
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in South Africa
# 15
Switzerland :
2.14
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Switzerland
# 16
Turkmenistan :
2.119
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Turkmenistan
# 17
Finland :
2.055
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Finland
# 18
China :
1.889
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in China
# 19
Slovenia :
1.753
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Slovenia
# 20
Gabon :
1.684
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Gabon
# 21
Slovakia :
1.65
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Slovakia
# 22
Czech Republic :
1.562
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Czech Republic
# 23
Georgia :
1.496
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Georgia
# 24
Brazil :
1.363
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Brazil
# 25
Sweden :
1.271
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Sweden
# 26
Azerbaijan :
1.225
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Azerbaijan
# 27
Germany :
1.107
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Germany
# 28
Poland :
1.018
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Poland
# 29
Uzbekistan :
0.79
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Uzbekistan
# 30
Hungary :
0.784
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Hungary
# 31
Belgium :
0.758
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Belgium
# 32
Croatia :
0.737
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Croatia
# 33
Moldova :
0.715
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Moldova
# 34
Mexico :
0.647
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Mexico
# 35
Bulgaria :
0.643
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Bulgaria
# 36
Luxembourg :
0.599
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Luxembourg
# 37
Romania :
0.578
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Romania
# 38
India :
0.454
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in India
# 39
Serbia and Montenegro :
0.415
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Serbia and Montenegro
# 40
Botswana :
0.366
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Botswana
# 41
Macedonia, Republic of :
0.36
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Macedonia, Republic of
# 42
Italy :
0.343
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Italy
# 43
Argentina :
0.318
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Argentina
# 44
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
0.269
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 45
Chile :
0.261
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Chile
# 46
Spain :
0.253
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Spain
# 47
Portugal :
0.239
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Portugal
# 48
Tunisia :
0.212
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Tunisia
# 49
United Kingdom :
0.205
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in United Kingdom
# 50
Colombia :
0.201
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Colombia
# 51
Japan :
0.181
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Japan
# 52
Tajikistan :
0.177
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Tajikistan
# 53
Kyrgyzstan :
0.158
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Kyrgyzstan
# 54
Israel :
0.148
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Israel
# 55
Morocco :
0.144
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Morocco
# 56
Turkey :
0.141
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Turkey
# 57
Zimbabwe :
0.139
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Zimbabwe
# 58
Jordan :
0.127
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Jordan
# 59
Syria :
0.12
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Syria
# 60
Armenia :
0.119
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Armenia
# 61
Cuba :
0.118
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Cuba
# 62
Bolivia :
0.115
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Bolivia
# 63
Uruguay :
0.082
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Uruguay
# 64
Greece :
0.073
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Greece
# 65
Saudi Arabia :
0.062
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Saudi Arabia
# 66
Congo, Republic of the :
0.06
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Congo, Republic of the
# 67
Malaysia :
0.053
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Malaysia
# 68
Cameroon :
0.053
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Cameroon
# 69
Thailand :
0.048
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Thailand
# 70
Algeria :
0.046
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Algeria
# 71
Vietnam :
0.045
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Vietnam
# 72
Kenya :
0.037
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Kenya
# 73
Pakistan :
0.036
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Pakistan
# 74
Mozambique :
0.033
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Mozambique
# 75
Ireland :
0.025
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Ireland
# 76
Iraq :
0.023
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Iraq
# 77
Peru :
0.021
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Peru
# 78
Sudan :
0.019
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Sudan
# 79
Indonesia :
0.018
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Indonesia
# 80
Albania :
0.015
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Albania
# 81
Ghana :
0.008
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Ghana
# 82
Sri Lanka :
0.006
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Sri Lanka
# 83
Bangladesh :
0.006
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Bangladesh
# 84
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
0.005
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 85
Benin :
0.004
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Benin
# 86
Swaziland :
0.002
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Swaziland
# 87
Malawi :
0.002
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Malawi
# 88
Madagascar :
0
per 1,000 people
2008
Transportation in Madagascar
Weighted average:
1.4
per 1,000 people
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
0.023
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION: Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled." Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE: World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.
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"Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) (2008) by country", World Bank, Transportation, Water, and Urban Development Department, Transport Division.. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/tra_rai_goo_tra_mil_ton_percap-million-ton-km-per-capita&date=2008
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