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 December 22, 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 December 22, 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: December 22, 2024. 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)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, 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/