Japan - Volume of Rail Freight Transport

Since 2014, Japan Volume of Rail Freight Transport was down by 0.9% year on year. At 20,117 Million Tonne Kilometers in 2019, the country was number 16 comparing other countries in Volume of Rail Freight Transport. Japan is overtaken by Italy, which was number 15 at 21,309 Million Tonne Kilometers and is followed by United Kingdom at 16,919.96 Million Tonne Kilometers. China topped the ranking with 2,852,068 Million Tonne Kilometers in 2019, a decrease of 1% compared to 2018. Russia, United States and India respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Montenegro witnessed the best average annual growth at +11.2% per year, while Georgia was the worst growing country at -10.1% per year.

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Date Million Tonne Kilometers
2019 20,117.00
2018 19,369.00
2017 21,663.00
2016 21,265.00
2015 21,519.00
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How does Japan rank in Volume of Rail Freight Transport?

# 53 Countries Million Tonne Kilometers Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
China
2,852,068.00 2019 -1.0 % +0.7 % View data
2 #2
Russia
2,602,493.00 2019 +0.2 % +2.5 % View data
15 #15
Italy
21,309.00 2019 -3.5 % +1.1 % View data
16 #16
Japan
20,117.00 2019 +3.9 % -0.9 % View data
17 #17
United Kingdom
16,919.96 2019 -1.7 % -5.2 % View data
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