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

374,932 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands 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.

Netherlands vs United States: Freight transport

Netherlands

42,159 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2025

United States

417,091 Tonnes-kilometres

in 2023

Netherlands rank

1st

United States rank

1st

Freight transport over time

Netherlands
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 417,091 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,159 Tonnes-kilometres in Netherlands, a difference of 374,932 Tonnes-kilometres.

That makes United States's figure about 9.9 times Netherlands's.

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

Netherlands ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 6 regions.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Netherlands	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42,855 Tonnes-kilometres	516,446 Tonnes-kilometres	473,591 Tonnes-kilometres	United States
2010s	47,143 Tonnes-kilometres	566,823 Tonnes-kilometres	519,680 Tonnes-kilometres	United States
2020s	44,210 Tonnes-kilometres	438,259 Tonnes-kilometres	394,050 Tonnes-kilometres	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher freight transport, Netherlands or United States?: United States, at 417,091 Tonnes-kilometres against 42,159 Tonnes-kilometres in Netherlands as of 2023.
What is the difference in freight transport between Netherlands and United States?: 374,932 Tonnes-kilometres, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2023.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for freight transport?: Netherlands ranks 1st and United States ranks 1st of 6 regions.
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.