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North America > Canada > Transportation

CANADIAN TRANSPORTATION STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air transport, freight > million tons per km 1,526.82 million tons/km Time series [18th of 153]
Air transport, passengers carried 45,229,860 Time series [8th of 164]
    Air transport, passengers carried (per capita) 1,400.349 per 1,000 people Time series [25th of 177]
Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide 1,018,480 Time series [4th of 164]
    Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide (per capita) 31.533 per 1,000 people Time series [20th of 177]
Aircraft departures 291,800 [13th of 155]
    Aircraft departures (per capita) 8.89499 per 1,000 people [43rd of 155]
Airports 1,343 Time series [4th of 247]
    Airports (per $ GDP) 1.068 per billion $ of GDP Time series [124th of 200]
    Airports (per capita) 40.221 per million people Time series [46th of 234]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 149 Time series [3rd of 181]
Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 150 [2nd of 139]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 154.119 per $1 trillion of GDP [98th of 150]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 4.462 per million people Time series [39th of 178]
    Airports > With paved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 4.57247 per 1 million people [24th of 131]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 15 [24th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m 16 Time series [28th of 158]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per $ GDP) 0.015 per $1 billion of GDP [135th of 141]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.479 per million people Time series [87th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 2438 to 3047 m (per capita) 0.457247 per 1 million people [68th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 245 [2nd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m 248 Time series [3rd of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 0.253 per $1 billion of GDP [56th of 133]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 7.427 per million people Time series [20th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 7.46837 per 1 million people [17th of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 18 [7th of 119]
Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m 18 Time series [10th of 157]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per $ GDP) 18.372 per $1 trillion of GDP [112nd of 136]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.539 per million people Time series [44th of 156]
    Airports > With paved runways > Over 3047 m (per capita) 0.548697 per 1 million people [42nd of 117]
Airports > With paved runways > Total 509 Time series [5th of 234]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 0.407 per billion $ of GDP Time series [120th of 179]
    Airports > With paved runways > Total (per capita) 15.244 per million people Time series [47th of 228]
Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m 78 Time series [6th of 129]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 61.528 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [60th of 121]
    Airports > With paved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 2.336 per million people Time series [32nd of 127]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 68 Time series [5th of 133]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m 67 [5th of 99]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per $ GDP) 67.363 per $1 trillion of GDP [84th of 118]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 2.037 per million people Time series [22nd of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 1524 to 2437 m (per capita) 2.04237 per 1 million people [19th of 94]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 356 Time series [5th of 175]
Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m 347 [3rd of 137]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per $ GDP) 362.332 per $1 trillion of GDP [94th of 152]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 10.5777 per 1 million people [18th of 130]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > 914 to 1523 m (per capita) 10.662 per million people Time series [25th of 170]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Total 834 Time series [7th of 204]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per $ GDP) 661.626 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [110th of 165]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Total (per capita) 24.977 per million people Time series [38th of 195]
Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m 410 Time series [11th of 187]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per $ GDP) 325.219 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [103rd of 172]
    Airports > With unpaved runways > Under 914 m (per capita) 12.279 per million people Time series [38th of 184]
Cars 459 per 1,000 people [9th of 18]
Container port traffic 4,163,424 TEU Time series [19th of 63]
Driving side of the road > Left or right Right side
Heliports 11 Time series [18th of 99]
    Heliports (per $ GDP) 9.589 per trillion $ of GDP Time series [49th of 81]
    Heliports (per capita) 0.329 per million people Time series [40th of 96]
Highways > Paved 497,306 km Time series [2nd of 113]
Highways > Total 1,408,800 km Time series [2nd of 118]
Highways > Unpaved 911,494 km Time series [2nd of 113]
Merchant marine > A note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 3, Monaco 16, United Kingdom 1, United States 1 (2002 est.)
Merchant marine > By type
bulk carrier 60, cargo 13, carrier 1, chemical tanker 10, combination ore/oil 1, container 2, passenger 6, passenger/cargo 64, petroleum tanker 12, roll on/roll off 6
Merchant marine > Foreign-owned 17 Time series [56th of 122]
Merchant marine > Note
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 3, Monaco 16, United Kingdom 1, United States 1
Merchant marine > Registered in other countries 206 Time series [19th of 118]
Merchant marine > Ships by type
barge carrier 1, bulk 64, cargo 11, chemical tanker 6, combination bulk 2, combination ore/oil 1, container 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 18, railcar carrier 2, roll on/roll off 9, short-sea passenger 3, specialized tanker 1
Merchant marine > Total 175 Time series [38th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total (per $ GDP) 0.138 per billion $ of GDP Time series [101st of 132]
    Merchant marine > Total (per capita) 5.269 per million people Time series [81st of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > Dwt 2,815,416 Dwt Time series [38th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per $ GDP) 2.171 Dwt per million $ of GDP Time series [92nd of 129]
    Merchant marine > Total > Dwt (per capita) 84.319 Dwt per 1,000 people Time series [65th of 156]
Merchant marine > Total > GRT 2,191,099 GRT Time series [39th of 157]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per $ GDP) 1.701 GRT per million $ of GDP Time series [96th of 130]
    Merchant marine > Total > GRT (per capita) 65.621 GRT per 1,000 people Time series [65th of 156]
Motor vehicles 563 motor vehicles per 100 p [8th of 134]
Norwegian car number plates > Corpse Diplomatique Identifiers > Country identifier 20 [35th of 41]
Pipelines
crude and refined oil 23,564 km; liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km
Pipelines > All types
crude and refined oil 23,564 km; liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km (2003)
Pipelines > Gas 74,980 km [4th of 107]
    Pipelines > Gas (per $ GDP) 76.529 km per $1 billion of GDP [29th of 101]
    Pipelines > Gas (per capita) 2,265.33 km per 1 million people [2nd of 107]
Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas 74,980 km [1st of 17]
    Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas (per $ GDP) 76.529 km per $1 billion of GDP [1st of 17]
    Pipelines > Liquid petroleum gas (per capita) 2,265.33 km per 1 million people [1st of 17]
Pipelines > Oil 23,564 km [3rd of 97]
    Pipelines > Oil (per $ GDP) 24.051 km per $1 billion of GDP [42nd of 92]
    Pipelines > Oil (per capita) 711.926 km per 1 million people [7th of 97]
Pipelines > Total length 98,544 km [3rd of 120]
    Pipelines > Total length (per $ GDP) 100.579 km per $1 billion of GDP [39th of 113]
    Pipelines > Total length (per capita) 2,977.256 km per 1 million people [1st of 120]
Ports and harbors
Becancour (Quebec), Churchill, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, New Westminster, Prince Rupert, Quebec, Saint John (New Brunswick), St. John's (Newfoundland), Sept Isles, Sydney, Trois-Rivieres, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Vancouver, Windsor
Ports and terminals
Fraser River Port, Halifax, Hamilton, Montreal, Port-Cartier, Quebec City, Saint John (New Brunswick), Sept-Isles, Vancouver
Rail lines > total route-km 57,671 km Time series [5th of 111]
Rail usage statistics > Freight rail by billions of tonne-kilometers > Billion tonne-kilometres 338.66 [5th of 29]
Railways > A note
Canada has two major transcontinental freight railway systems: Canadian National (privatized November 1995) and Canadian Pacific Railway; passenger service is provided by the government-operated firm VIA, which has no trackage of its own (2000 est.)
Railways > Standard gauge 48,068 km Time series [1st of 64]
    Railways > Standard gauge (per $ GDP) 38.409 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [20th of 64]
Railways > Total 48,068 km Time series [5th of 220]
    Railways > Total (per $ GDP) 38.409 km per billion $ of GDP Time series [77th of 189]
    Railways > Total (per capita) 1,476.45 km per million people Time series [2nd of 218]
Railways, goods transported > million ton-km 338,661 million ton-km Time series [5th of 84]
    Railways, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 10,485.185 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [4th of 111]
Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km 2,790 million passenger-km Time series [38th of 83]
    Railways, passengers carried > million passenger-km (per capita) 86.38 million passenger-km pe Time series [53rd of 108]
Roads, goods transported > million ton-km 184,774 million ton-km Time series [7th of 52]
    Roads, goods transported > million ton-km (per capita) 5.842 million ton-km per 1 mi Time series [4th of 72]
Roads, paved > % of total roads 35.3 % Time series [94th of 163]
Roads, total network > km 1,408,900 km Time series [4th of 172]
Roadways > Paved 415,600 km Time series [7th of 81]
Roadways > Total 1,042,300 km Time series [4th of 85]
Roadways > Unpaved 626,700 km Time series [2nd of 79]
Speed limit > Speed limits in specific countries > Within Towns 50
Transnational Issues > Disputes > international
managed maritime boundary disputes with the US at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and around the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; uncontested dispute with Denmark over Hans Island sovereignty in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland
Travel services > % of commercial service exports 26.04 % Time series [96th of 153]
Travel services > % of commercial service imports 28.58 % Time series [47th of 153]
Vehicle abundance 34.91 per square km [24th of 141]
Waterways 636 km Time series [30th of 165]
Waterways > Note
Saint Lawrence Seaway of 3,769 km, including the Saint Lawrence River of 3,058 km, shared with United States (2003)

SOURCES: World Development Indicators database; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbook, 14 June, 2007 ; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2002 (CD ROM); World standards on users.pandora.be; CIA World Factbook, December 2003; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Wikipedia: Norwegian car number plates ; CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; Wikipedia: Rail usage statistics by country ; Wikipedia: Speed limit ; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005 World Bank Global Development Indicators, 2001; World Bank, World Development Indicators 2001, Washington, DC: World Bank, 2001

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