What is the difference in annual freight transport between China and Estonia?

10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for China and Estonia?

37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

China vs Estonia: Annual freight transport

China

10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

Estonia

0 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

China rank

1st

Estonia rank

2nd

Annual freight transport over time

China
Estonia

How they compare

China currently reports 10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres against 0 Tonnes-kilometres in Estonia, a difference of 10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres.

Across all 37 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 2nd of 21 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	China	Estonia	Difference	Ahead
1970s	248,700 Tonnes-kilometres	65 Tonnes-kilometres	248,635 Tonnes-kilometres	China
1980s	443,050 Tonnes-kilometres	78 Tonnes-kilometres	442,972 Tonnes-kilometres	China
1990s	1.16 million Tonnes-kilometres	7.7 Tonnes-kilometres	1.16 million Tonnes-kilometres	China
2000s	3.16 million Tonnes-kilometres	0 Tonnes-kilometres	3.16 million Tonnes-kilometres	China
2010s	5.27 million Tonnes-kilometres	0.1 Tonnes-kilometres	5.27 million Tonnes-kilometres	China
2020s	9.97 million Tonnes-kilometres	0 Tonnes-kilometres	9.97 million Tonnes-kilometres	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, China or Estonia?: China, at 10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres against 0 Tonnes-kilometres in Estonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between China and Estonia?: 10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Estonia?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
How do China and Estonia rank globally for annual freight transport?: China ranks 1st and Estonia ranks 2nd of 21 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual freight transport. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Annual freight transport
Unit: Tonnes-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 25 places, 933 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Freight transport by rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline.