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Railway Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport) (%), 2015 or latest

Transport | February 26, 2018

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Based on a comparison of 31 countries in 2015, Latvia ranked the highest in railway transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport with 56.3% followed by Switzerland and Austria. On the other end of the scale was Ireland with 1.00%, Greece with 1.50% and Luxembourg with 2.20%.

Data for more countries are available at Railway Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport) indicator page.

Railway Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport)	Unit	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Austria	%															36.4%	39.0%	39.9%	40.8%	42.1%
Croatia	%		...	...	...	...	...									20.6%	21.2%	20.2%	19.8%	17.4%
Czechia	%															22.1%	21.0%	20.7%	21.8%	20.3%
Estonia	%															52.7%	54.2%	51.5%	47.0%	44.1%
Finland	%															24.1%	24.8%	25.8%	26.6%	27.8%
France	%															15.0%	13.5%	14.9%	15.2%	15.1%
Germany	%															20.9%	22.2%	23.0%	23.1%	23.5%
Hungary	%															17.1%	19.6%	20.0%	20.5%	20.5%
Latvia	%															69.8%	61.9%	63.8%	64.2%	60.4%
Lithuania	%															40.1%	40.9%	41.2%	37.7%	33.6%
Romania	%															19.4%	23.5%	28.0%	24.2%	21.9%
Slovakia	%															19.6%	22.0%	20.9%	19.8%	21.4%
Slovenia	%															16.0%	17.7%	18.6%	17.9%	19.3%
Sweden	%															36.8%	39.3%	38.2%	39.7%	38.5%
Switzerland	%	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...	...				44.5%	45.6%	45.9%	46.0%	48.0%