Total exports of steel railway track material came to around 2.6 million metric tons in 2022. In the last 15 years period, the highest amount was recorded in 2019 with 4.9 million metric tons. Also, in 2022, over 1.8 billion metric tons of crude steel were produced globally.
Worldwide exports of railway track material from 2007 to 2022 (in million metric tons of crude steel production)*
* According to the source, exports include intra-EU trade, trade between countries of the CIS, and trade between USMCA countries. The figures are based on a broad definition of the steel industry and its products. The statistic comprises the exports of 62 countries, which represents approximately 96.1 percent of total world trade in 2020.
The figures for 2007 to 2015 are taken from a previous publication of the report.
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World Steel Association. (May 18, 2023). Worldwide exports of railway track material from 2007 to 2022 (in million metric tons of crude steel production)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261094/steel-rail-exports/
World Steel Association. "Worldwide exports of railway track material from 2007 to 2022 (in million metric tons of crude steel production)*." Chart. May 18, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261094/steel-rail-exports/
World Steel Association. (2023). Worldwide exports of railway track material from 2007 to 2022 (in million metric tons of crude steel production)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261094/steel-rail-exports/
World Steel Association. "Worldwide Exports of Railway Track Material from 2007 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Crude Steel Production)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261094/steel-rail-exports/
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Worldwide exports of railway track material from 2007 to 2022 (in million metric tons of crude steel production)* [Graph], World Steel Association, May 18, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261094/steel-rail-exports/
