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United States: Railways, goods transported

2.24Mmillion ton-km · 2021-11.3% since 2011

Goods transported by railway are the volume of goods transported by railway, measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled. Annual figures for United States from 1995 to 2021.

19952021

Every year

YearValue (million ton-km)Note
20212,239,400.714
20202,102,083.985
20192,357,116.529
20182,525,217.324
20172,445,132
20162,314,693
20152,547,253
20142,702,736
20132,541,354
20122,500,300
20112,524,585
20102,468,738
20092,236,917
20082,594,631
20072,584,940
20062,586,836
20052,476,653
20042,427,268
20032,264,983
20022,200,123
20012,183,277
20002,140,191
19992,092,745
19982,010,027
19971,969,331
19961,979,622
19951,906,206

Source

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

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World Bank (2026). Railways, goods transported. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-railways-goods-transported (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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