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

401,362 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States ahead.

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

20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Azerbaijan vs United States: Freight transport

Azerbaijan

15,729 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

United States

417,091 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

Azerbaijan rank

4th

United States rank

1st

Freight transport over time

Azerbaijan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 417,091 Tonnes-kilometres against 15,729 Tonnes-kilometres in Azerbaijan, a difference of 401,362 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes United States's figure about 26.5 times Azerbaijan's.

Across all 20 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Azerbaijan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Azerbaijan	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,767 Tonnes-kilometres	516,446 Tonnes-kilometres	509,680 Tonnes-kilometres	United States
2010s	4,212 Tonnes-kilometres	566,823 Tonnes-kilometres	562,611 Tonnes-kilometres	United States
2020s	3,470 Tonnes-kilometres	438,259 Tonnes-kilometres	434,789 Tonnes-kilometres	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Azerbaijan or United States?: United States, at 417,091 Tonnes-kilometres against 15,729 Tonnes-kilometres in Azerbaijan as of 2023.
What is the difference in freight transport between Azerbaijan and United States?: 401,362 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Azerbaijan and United States rank globally for freight transport?: Azerbaijan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 19 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as 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: Freight transport
Unit: Tonnes-kilometres
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 25 places, 695 data points, 1994–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Freight transport by rail, road and inland waterways, split in national and international transport.