What is the difference in freight transport between Belgium and France?

1,336 Tonnes-kilometres, with Belgium ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?

32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.

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.

Belgium vs France: Freight transport

Belgium

7,075 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

France

5,739 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

Belgium rank

6th

France rank

7th

Freight transport over time

Belgium
France

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7,075 Tonnes-kilometres against 5,739 Tonnes-kilometres in France, a difference of 1,336 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times France's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was France ahead.

Belgium ranks 6th and France ranks 7th of 19 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and France in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	France	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,949 Tonnes-kilometres	5,988 Tonnes-kilometres	39.75 Tonnes-kilometres	France
2000s	8,231 Tonnes-kilometres	7,341 Tonnes-kilometres	890.12 Tonnes-kilometres	Belgium
2010s	9,599 Tonnes-kilometres	7,462 Tonnes-kilometres	2,138 Tonnes-kilometres	Belgium
2020s	6,998 Tonnes-kilometres	6,195 Tonnes-kilometres	802.34 Tonnes-kilometres	Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Belgium or France?: Belgium, at 7,075 Tonnes-kilometres against 5,739 Tonnes-kilometres in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in freight transport between Belgium and France?: 1,336 Tonnes-kilometres, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and France?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Belgium and France rank globally for freight transport?: Belgium ranks 6th and France ranks 7th 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.