What is the difference in freight transport between Germany and Netherlands?

500 Tonnes-kilometres, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?

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.

Germany vs Netherlands: Freight transport

Germany

42,659 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

Netherlands

42,159 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

Netherlands rank

1st

Freight transport over time

Germany
Netherlands

How they compare

Germany currently reports 42,659 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,159 Tonnes-kilometres in Netherlands, a difference of 500 Tonnes-kilometres.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and Netherlands ranks 1st of 19 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62,693 Tonnes-kilometres	38,244 Tonnes-kilometres	24,449 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany
2000s	62,962 Tonnes-kilometres	42,129 Tonnes-kilometres	20,832 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany
2010s	55,791 Tonnes-kilometres	47,143 Tonnes-kilometres	8,648 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany
2020s	44,374 Tonnes-kilometres	43,551 Tonnes-kilometres	823.38 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Germany or Netherlands?: Germany, at 42,659 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,159 Tonnes-kilometres in Netherlands as of 2025.
What is the difference in freight transport between Germany and Netherlands?: 500 Tonnes-kilometres, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Netherlands?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Germany and Netherlands rank globally for freight transport?: Germany ranks 3rd and Netherlands 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.