Goods and passenger train traffic performance in Germany

Germany: Goods and passenger train traffic performance was 1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
All-time low
889,468 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2004
Years of data
19
2004–2024

Goods and passenger train traffic performance in Germany, 2004–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2004201420242004: 889.5k Thousand train-kilometres2005: 986.7k Thousand train-kilometres2006: 990.0k Thousand train-kilometres2007: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2008: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2009: 986.3k Thousand train-kilometres2010: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2013: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2014: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2015: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2016: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2017: 1.1M Thousand train-kilometres2018: 1.1M Thousand train-kilometres2019: 1.1M Thousand train-kilometres2020: 1.0M Thousand train-kilometres2021: 1.1M Thousand train-kilometres2022: 1.1M Thousand train-kilometres2023: 1.1M Thousand train-kilometres2024: 1.2M Thousand train-kilometres

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand train-kilometres.

Analysis

The most recent figure for goods and passenger train traffic performance in Germany is 1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, goods and passenger train traffic performance in Germany peaked at 1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 889,468 Thousand train-kilometres, in 2004.

That places Germany 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 978,728 Thousand train-kilometres 889,468 Thousand train-kilometres 1.01 million Thousand train-kilometres 6
2010s 1.05 million Thousand train-kilometres 1.03 million Thousand train-kilometres 1.10 million Thousand train-kilometres 8
2020s 1.11 million Thousand train-kilometres 1.05 million Thousand train-kilometres 1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 2 United Kingdom 594,460 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  2. 3 France 442,243 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  3. 4 Italy 400,015 Thousand train-kilometres compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is goods and passenger train traffic performance in Germany?
Goods and passenger train traffic performance in Germany was 1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest goods and passenger train traffic performance recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.15 million Thousand train-kilometres in 2024.
What is the lowest goods and passenger train traffic performance recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 889,468 Thousand train-kilometres in 2004.
How does Germany rank for goods and passenger train traffic performance?
Germany ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
Is goods and passenger train traffic performance rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Goods and passenger train traffic performance. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Goods and passenger train traffic performance
Unit
Thousand train-kilometres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
33 places, 596 data points, 2004–2025
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