In terms of rail freight, activity in Africa reached just over 170.6 billion tonne kilometers in 2020, down from almost 171 billion in 2019. In 2020, global rail freight traffic amounted to above ten trillion tonne kilometers in total.
Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020
(in billion tonne kilometers)
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UIC. (September 29, 2022). Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
UIC. "Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
UIC. (2022). Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
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Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers) [Graph], UIC, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/