Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.
| 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1,377,050.0 | 2,072,600.0 | 2,764,413.0 | 2,946,579.0 | 2,918,709.0 | 2,917,390.0 | 2,753,020.0 | 2,375,430.0 | 2,379,230.0 | 2,696,220.0 | 2,882,100.0 | 3,018,200.0 | ||
| Russian Federation | 1,373,178.0 | 1,852,913.0 | 2,011,308.0 | 2,127,834.6 | 2,222,388.4 | 2,172,685.0 | 2,298,564.1 | 2,304,758.6 | 2,342,589.5 | 2,491,875.9 | 2,596,879.7 | 2,601,928.1 | 2,544,827.9 | 2,638,562.0 |
| India | 305,201.0 | 407,398.0 | 600,548.0 | 625,723.0 | 667,607.0 | 649,645.0 | 665,810.0 | 681,696.0 | 654,481.0 | 620,175.0 | 692,916.0 | 738,523.0 | 707,665.0 | 719,762.0 |
| South Africa | 100,434.0 | 108,513.0 |