Goods transported by railways

(million ton-km)

Russian Federation is the top country by goods transported by railways in the world. As of 2021, goods transported by railways in Russian Federation was 2,638,562 million ton-km that accounts for 36.93% of the world's goods transported by railways. The top 5 countries (others are the United States of America, India, Australia, and Canada) account for 90.70% of it. The world's total goods transported by railways was estimated at 7,145,272 million ton-km in 2021.

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What is goods transported by railways?

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.