Annual freight transport by country

Freight transport by rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline.

Countries reporting
21
Highest
10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres
China
Lowest
2 Tonnes-kilometres
Bulgaria
Median
10,496 Tonnes-kilometres
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
933

What the numbers show

Annual freight transport is currently reported for 21 countries. The highest value is 10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres in China; the lowest is 2 Tonnes-kilometres in Bulgaria.

The median across all reporting countries is 10,496 Tonnes-kilometres, and the mean is 552,808 Tonnes-kilometres.

Over the past decade 8 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Ukraine (up 322.3%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 94.4%).

Annual freight transport: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 10.92 million Tonnes-kilometres 2023 up 124.2% volatile
2 United States 226,442 Tonnes-kilometres 2021 down 13.9% falling
3 Japan 153,059 Tonnes-kilometres 2024 down 16.4% falling
4 Australia 96,600 Tonnes-kilometres 2021 down 14.8% rising
5 Spain 49,938 Tonnes-kilometres 2024 up 19.3% rising
6 Italy 42,143 Tonnes-kilometres 2023 down 14.2% rising
7 Canada 31,735 Tonnes-kilometres 2011 up 110.8% rising
8 United Kingdom 23,800 Tonnes-kilometres 2023 down 18.2% falling
9 Norway 19,408 Tonnes-kilometres 2024 down 17.4% rising
10 Mexico 15,845 Tonnes-kilometres 2022 down 23.5% falling
11 France 10,496 Tonnes-kilometres 2000 down 2.3% falling
12 Sweden 7,661 Tonnes-kilometres 2024 up 15.0% falling
13 Azerbaijan 6,971 Tonnes-kilometres 2024 up 69.0% falling
14 Finland 1,846 Tonnes-kilometres 2024 down 8.2% falling
15 Ukraine 1,702 Tonnes-kilometres 2012 up 322.3% volatile
16 Belgium 1,630 Tonnes-kilometres 1999 up 1.2% falling
17 Portugal 863 Tonnes-kilometres 2001 down 10.5% falling
18 Germany 503 Tonnes-kilometres 1991 down 64.5% falling
19 Kazakhstan 404 Tonnes-kilometres 2019 down 71.2% volatile
20 Iceland 19 Tonnes-kilometres 2022 up 58.3% volatile
21 Bulgaria 2 Tonnes-kilometres 1992 down 94.4% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Annual freight transport
Unit
Tonnes-kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
25 places, 933 data points, 1970–2024
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Freight transport by rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline.