World Bank · Infrastructure

Japan: Railways, goods transported

18,340million ton-km · 2020-10.1% since 2010

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Annual figures for Japan from 1995 to 2020.

19952020

Every year

YearValue (million ton-km)Note
202018,340
201919,993
201819,369
201721,663
201621,265
201521,519
201421,029
201321,071
201220,471
201119,998
201020,398
200920,562
200822,256
200723,334
200623,192
200522,813
200422,476
200322,794
200222,131
200122,193
200022,136
199922,541
199822,920
199724,617
199624,968
199525,101

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Union of Railways, OECD. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

The dataset for every country, with quality and provenance →

Cite or download

World Bank (2026). Railways, goods transported. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-railways-goods-transported (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

CSV, all countriesJSON, JapanAPI and MCP

Railways, goods transported in other countries

Rank Japan against its region, see where publishers disagree, or ask a question in plain words on the Interva desk.

Japan: Railways, goods transported (1995–2020) · Interva