What is the difference in annual freight transport between Korea and United States?

196,577 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.

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.

Korea vs United States: Annual freight transport

Korea

29,865 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

United States

226,442 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2021

Korea rank

1st

United States rank

2nd

Annual freight transport over time

Korea
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 226,442 Tonnes-kilometres against 29,865 Tonnes-kilometres in Korea, a difference of 196,577 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes United States's figure about 7.6 times Korea's.

Across all 21 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	30,027 Tonnes-kilometres	360,445 Tonnes-kilometres	330,418 Tonnes-kilometres	United States
2010s	29,547 Tonnes-kilometres	252,129 Tonnes-kilometres	222,582 Tonnes-kilometres	United States
2020s	29,302 Tonnes-kilometres	228,322 Tonnes-kilometres	199,019 Tonnes-kilometres	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, Korea or United States?: United States, at 226,442 Tonnes-kilometres against 29,865 Tonnes-kilometres in Korea as of 2021.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between Korea and United States?: 196,577 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Korea and United States rank globally for annual freight transport?: Korea ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 2 groups.
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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About this data

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.