What is the difference in annual freight transport between Norway and Sweden?

11,747 Tonnes-kilometres, with Norway ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

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.

Norway vs Sweden: Annual freight transport

Norway

19,408 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Sweden

7,661 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2024

Norway rank

9th

Sweden rank

12th

Annual freight transport over time

Norway
Sweden

How they compare

Norway currently reports 19,408 Tonnes-kilometres against 7,661 Tonnes-kilometres in Sweden, a difference of 11,747 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Norway's figure about 2.5 times Sweden's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th of 21 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Norway	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
1970s	10,050 Tonnes-kilometres	7,575 Tonnes-kilometres	2,476 Tonnes-kilometres	Norway
1980s	11,273 Tonnes-kilometres	9,036 Tonnes-kilometres	2,236 Tonnes-kilometres	Norway
1990s	17,193 Tonnes-kilometres	7,885 Tonnes-kilometres	9,308 Tonnes-kilometres	Norway
2000s	24,969 Tonnes-kilometres	7,531 Tonnes-kilometres	17,438 Tonnes-kilometres	Norway
2010s	22,760 Tonnes-kilometres	7,265 Tonnes-kilometres	15,495 Tonnes-kilometres	Norway
2020s	19,997 Tonnes-kilometres	7,649 Tonnes-kilometres	12,349 Tonnes-kilometres	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual freight transport, Norway or Sweden?: Norway, at 19,408 Tonnes-kilometres against 7,661 Tonnes-kilometres in Sweden as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual freight transport between Norway and Sweden?: 11,747 Tonnes-kilometres, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for annual freight transport?: Norway ranks 9th and Sweden ranks 12th 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.