Most Railway Freight
Most Railway Freight: the dated top ten, the source and what this goods transported by rail, million tonne-km comparison tells us.
In this 2021 source snapshot, Russian Federation has the highest reported value among eligible entries: 2,638,562.00. United States follows at 2,239,400.71. The unit is goods transported by rail, million tonne-km.
About the data
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 50 eligible observations. Reporting countries only. China has no observation in this selected year. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
| Country | Value |
|---|---|
| Russian Federation | 2,638,562 |
| United States | 2,239,400.71 |
| India | 719,762 |
| Australia | 453,091.01 |
| Canada | 430,170 |
| Germany | 123,067 |
| Mexico | 92,437 |
| Poland | 54,387 |
| Belarus | 44,478.2 |
| France | 35,751.3 |
What the numbers mean
Rail freight uses tonne-kilometres: one tonne moved one kilometre. A country carrying goods over long distances can therefore score highly even without moving the largest tonnage. Coverage is incomplete, and China is missing from this selected-year table. The game ranks reporting countries only; it must not be read as a complete world top ten.
Where the top ten ends
The tenth entry is France at 35,751.30. This is a cutoff within the published comparison, not evidence that countries outside the table have no activity. The date and coverage are part of the answer: updating the source or changing the eligible territories can change who appears.
Source and method
Snapshot retrieved 14 October 2026. 50 eligible observations. Reporting countries only. China has no observation in this selected year. Missing observations are excluded, not treated as zero. Rankings use unrounded values; displayed values are rounded to two decimals.
Source: World Bank