United Kingdom - Volume of Rail Freight Transport

Since 2014, United Kingdom Volume of Rail Freight Transport was down by 5.2% year on year. With 16,919.96 Million Tonne Kilometers in 2019, the country was number 17 comparing other countries in Volume of Rail Freight Transport. United Kingdom is overtaken by Japan, which was number 16 with 20,117 Million Tonne Kilometers and is followed by Lithuania at 16,181 Million Tonne Kilometers. China ranked the highest with 2,852,068 Million Tonne Kilometers in 2019, a fall of 1% versus 2018. Russia, United States and India respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Montenegro recorded the best 5 years average growth at +11.2% per year, while Georgia recorded the worst performance at -10.1% per year.

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Date Million Tonne Kilometers
2019 16,919.96
2018 17,205.69
2017 17,166.93
2016 17,053.22
2015 19,342.44
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How does United Kingdom 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
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
18 #18
Lithuania
16,181.00 2019 -4.2 % +2.5 % View data
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