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

42,441 Tonnes-kilometres, with Germany ahead.

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

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 Poland: Freight transport

Germany

42,659 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

Poland

217.9 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

Germany rank

3rd

Poland rank

3rd

Freight transport over time

Germany
Poland

How they compare

Germany currently reports 42,659 Tonnes-kilometres against 217.9 Tonnes-kilometres in Poland, a difference of 42,441 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes Germany's figure about 195.8 times Poland's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 3rd of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	62,693 Tonnes-kilometres	828.07 Tonnes-kilometres	61,865 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany
2000s	62,962 Tonnes-kilometres	727.65 Tonnes-kilometres	62,234 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany
2010s	55,791 Tonnes-kilometres	580.73 Tonnes-kilometres	55,210 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany
2020s	44,374 Tonnes-kilometres	173.38 Tonnes-kilometres	44,201 Tonnes-kilometres	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Germany or Poland?: Germany, at 42,659 Tonnes-kilometres against 217.9 Tonnes-kilometres in Poland as of 2025.
What is the difference in freight transport between Germany and Poland?: 42,441 Tonnes-kilometres, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for freight transport?: Germany ranks 3rd and Poland ranks 3rd 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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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.