What is the difference in freight transport between Germany and United States of America?

374,432 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States of America ahead.

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

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.

Germany vs United States of America: Freight transport

Germany

42,659 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

United States of America

417,091 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

Germany rank

3rd

United States of America rank

1st

Freight transport over time

Germany
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 417,091 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,659 Tonnes-kilometres in Germany, a difference of 374,432 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes United States of America's figure about 9.8 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 1st of 19 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	62,669 Tonnes-kilometres	516,446 Tonnes-kilometres	453,778 Tonnes-kilometres	United States of America
2010s	55,791 Tonnes-kilometres	566,823 Tonnes-kilometres	511,032 Tonnes-kilometres	United States of America
2020s	45,036 Tonnes-kilometres	438,259 Tonnes-kilometres	393,223 Tonnes-kilometres	United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Germany or United States of America?: United States of America, at 417,091 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,659 Tonnes-kilometres in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in freight transport between Germany and United States of America?: 374,432 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for freight transport?: Germany ranks 3rd and United States of America 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.