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
1970β2024
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
About this data
Freight transport by rail, road, inland waterways and pipeline.