Railway transport of dangerous goods by country

Countries reporting
31
Highest
184 Thousand tonnes
Poland
Lowest
0 Thousand tonnes
Denmark
Median
1 Thousand tonnes
Years covered
23
2003–2025
Data points
607

What the numbers show

Railway transport of dangerous goods is currently reported for 31 countries. The highest value is 184 Thousand tonnes in Poland; the lowest is 0 Thousand tonnes in Denmark.

The median across all reporting countries is 1 Thousand tonnes, and the mean is 23.03 Thousand tonnes.

Over the past decade 6 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Czechia (up 2,680.0%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 100.0%).

Railway transport of dangerous goods: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Poland 184 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 2,528.6% volatile
2 Czechia 139 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 2,680.0% volatile
3 Slovakia 113 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
4 Germany 110 Thousand tonnes 2024 up 44.7% falling
5 Romania 56 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 90.5% volatile
6 Slovenia 40 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
7 Switzerland 19 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 35.7% falling
8 Italy 18 Thousand tonnes 2025 unchanged volatile
9 Estonia 10 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
10 Belgium 7 Thousand tonnes 2011 down 98.4% volatile
11 Bulgaria 4 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 100.0% volatile
11 Austria 4 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 42.9% volatile
11 Hungary 4 Thousand tonnes 2025 up 33.3% volatile
14 France 3 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 50.0% volatile
15 Sweden 1 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
15 Lithuania 1 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
15 Montenegro 1 Thousand tonnes 2024 β€” volatile
18 Portugal 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” flat
18 TΓΌrkiye 0 Thousand tonnes 2024 β€” volatile
18 Norway 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 100.0% volatile
18 Netherlands 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 down 100.0% volatile
18 North Macedonia 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” flat
18 Latvia 0 Thousand tonnes 2024 β€” volatile
18 Luxembourg 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” flat
18 Ireland 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” flat
18 Croatia 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
18 Greece 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
18 United Kingdom 0 Thousand tonnes 2019 down 100.0% volatile
18 Finland 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
18 Spain 0 Thousand tonnes 2025 β€” volatile
18 Denmark 0 Thousand tonnes 2024 β€” volatile

About this data

Indicator
Railway transport of dangerous goods
Unit
Thousand tonnes
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
31 places, 607 data points, 2003–2025
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