Railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km fell 0.875% to 11,673 mil tonne-km in Switzerland in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in Switzerland reached an all time high of 12,466 mil tonne-km in 2006 and an all time low of 5,478 mil tonne-km in 1975. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in Austria amounted to 21,736 mil tonne-km, 31,829 mil tonne-km in France, 113,114 mil tonne-km in Germany and 21,309 mil tonne-km in Italy in 2019.
Switzerland has been ranked 22nd within the group of 49 countries we follow in terms of railways transport freight measured by mil tonne-km, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Railways Transport Freight (mil tonne-km) | Unit | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
| Austria | mil tonne-km | 19,564 | 20,746 | 20,814 | 21,361 | 22,256 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil tonne-km | 3,000 | 2,888 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| France | mil tonne-km | 32,230 | 32,596 | 34,252 | 32,569 | 33,442 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil tonne-km | 112,613 | 112,629 | 116,632 | 128,866 | 131,204 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | mil tonne-km | 9,722 | 10,158 | 10,010 | 10,528 | 11,345 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil tonne-km | 19,037 | 20,157 | 20,781 | 22,712 | 22,335 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil tonne-km | 50,881 | 50,073 | 50,603 | 50,650 | 54,797 | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | mil tonne-km | 3,799 | 4,110 | 4,175 | 4,360 | 5,128 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil tonne-km | 9,366 | 10,303 | 10,812 | 10,644 | 10,507 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | mil tonne-km | 11,812 | 12,313 | 12,431 | 12,447 | 11,665 |
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