H49 · Logistics and Land Transport · 8 measures · 13 regions
Rail freight tonnage
Luxembourg had the highest rail freight tonnage per capita in 2025, at 10.7 tonnes per capita, ahead of Austria (10.5 tonnes per capita) and Lithuania (8.5 tonnes per capita).
- 10.7 tonnes per capita Rail freight tonnage per capita · Luxembourg · 2025
- 8Measures
- 12Countries · 2023–2026
Verified 28 Sep 2026 · 2 publishers · 21 records · Next period 2026
Rail freight tonnage per capita
The best-covered measure of rail freight tonnage. Every point opens its record; the values are one click away under the chart.
Rail freight tonnage per capita by region
Latest value per region, 2025
View the underlying data
| Category | Source | Type | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luxembourg | Eurostat | Actual | 10.7 tonnes per capita |
| Austria | Eurostat | Actual | 10.5 tonnes per capita |
| Lithuania | Eurostat | Actual | 8.5 tonnes per capita |
| Greece | Eurostat | Actual | 0.06 tonnes per capita |
| Ireland | Eurostat | Actual | 0.03 tonnes per capita |
Every measure of rail freight tonnage
8 measures: the same subject cut by product, segment, basis or form. Each has its own page with every record.
| Measure | Latest | Where and when | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rail freight transport tonnage growth rate | -21.2% | Croatia, 2025 | 8 |
| Rail freight tonnage per capita | 10.5 tonnes per capita | Austria, 2025 | 5 |
| Share of United States rail connections in total rail tonnage (monthly) | 11.4% | Canada, April 2026 | 3 |
| Basic metals and fabricated metal products share of rail freight tonnage | 9.6% | European Union, 2025 | 1 |
| Coal, lignite, crude petroleum and natural gas share of rail freight tonnage | 9.2% | European Union, 2025 | 1 |
| Share of United States rail connections in total rail tonnage (monthly) (quarterly) | 10.9% | Canada, Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Year-to-date rail cargo volume (monthly) (year to date) | 190.6 million tonnes | Canada, January–June 2026 | 1 |
| Year-to-date rail cargo volume growth rate (monthly) (year to date) | 1.3% | Canada, January–June 2026 | 1 |
Rail freight tonnage by country
Countries ranked on one comparable period:
A page for every country with at least three records:
Frequently asked questions
What does rail freight tonnage measure?
Total volume of goods transported by rail measured in tonnes.
What is the latest rail freight tonnage per capita?
Luxembourg had the highest rail freight tonnage per capita in 2025, at 10.7 tonnes per capita, ahead of Austria (10.5 tonnes per capita) and Lithuania (8.5 tonnes per capita).
Which country has the highest rail freight tonnage per capita?
Luxembourg, at 10.7 tonnes per capita in 2025, among 5 countries that published that period.
Which countries does this rail freight tonnage data cover?
12 countries, with a page each for Canada.
Where does the data come from?
From 3 documents published by Eurostat and StatCan. Every figure links to its record, which quotes the sentence or table row it was read from.
How often is it updated?
Annual; the newest figure covers 2025, and the next release should cover 2026.
Sources
3 documents from 2 publishers. Each links to the publisher's own copy.
Cite this page
Published under CC BY 4.0: free to reuse, including commercially, with attribution to StatOrigin and the original publisher. To cite one figure, open its record.
StatOrigin. (2026). Rail freight tonnage statistics [Data set]. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://statorigin.org/statistics/rail-freight-tonnage
"Rail freight tonnage statistics." StatOrigin, 2026, https://statorigin.org/statistics/rail-freight-tonnage. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.
StatOrigin. "Rail freight tonnage statistics." Data set, 2026. Accessed September 29, 2026. https://statorigin.org/statistics/rail-freight-tonnage.
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