H49 · Logistics and Land Transport · 8 regions
Share of transit rail freight transport performance
Denmark had the highest share of transit rail freight transport performance in 2025, at 86%, ahead of Switzerland (68.1%) and North Macedonia (62.4%).
- 86% Latest · Denmark · 2025
- Annual Release cadence
- 8 Records · 8 regions · 2025
Verified 27 Sep 2026 · 1 publisher · Next period 2026
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Each region's latest published value. Periods differ where publishers release on different schedules; the period sits under each name.
Every record
8 records · 8 regions · 2025. Each period links to its record: the value, the quote it was read from, and the document.
| Period | Value | Source | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 86% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Switzerland 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 68.1% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| North Macedonia 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 62.4% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Hungary 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 39.2% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Austria 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 39.1% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Slovakia 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 39% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| Croatia 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 28% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | |
| European Union 1 record | |||
| 2025 | 11.5% | Eurostat · 31 Dec 2025 | estimate |
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How this measure is built
- Definition
- Percentage share of total rail freight transport performance accounted for by transit transport.
- Measure
- One slice of Rail freight transport performance ( form: share, origin: transit ) . Total volume of goods transported by rail multiplied by distance travelled, measured in tonne-kilometres. Region and period are columns on every record, not slices.
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Sources · 1 document
| Document | Publisher | Published | Data points |
|---|---|---|---|
| Railway freight transport statistics | Eurostat | — | 8 |
Other slices of rail freight transport performance
- Rail freight transport performance growth rate 12
- Share of national rail freight transport performance 10 domestic
- Share of international rail freight transport performance 9 international
- Rail freight transport performance 6
- Rail freight transport performance growth rate (quarterly) 5
- Share of international loadings in rail freight transport performance 2 loadings · international
- Basic metals and fabricated metal products share of rail freight transport performance 1 basic metals and fabricated metal products
- Coal, lignite, crude petroleum and natural gas share of rail freight transport performance 1 coal lignite petroleum gas
- Share of international unloadings in rail freight transport performance 1 unloadings · international
- Share of total EU rail freight transport performance 1
Frequently asked questions
What is the latest share of transit rail freight transport performance?
Denmark had the highest share of transit rail freight transport performance in 2025, at 86%, ahead of Switzerland (68.1%) and North Macedonia (62.4%).
Which country has the highest share of transit rail freight transport performance?
Denmark, at 86% in 2025. 7 countries published figures for that period.
Where does this data come from?
From 1 document published by Eurostat. Every figure on this page links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row the number was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual. The newest published period is 2025; the next release should cover 2026. A new figure appears here once the publisher releases it and it passes verification.
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