Railway transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport rose 2.56% to 24.0% in Germany in 2015, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, railway transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport in Germany reached an all time high of 24.6% in 1991 and an all time low of 18.4% in 1999. When compared to Germany's main peers, railway transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport in Austria amounted to 43.6%, 14.7% in Belgium, 17.4% in France and 16.2% in Poland in 2015.
Germany has been ranked 8th within the group of 28 countries we follow in terms of railway transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport, 7 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Railway Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport) | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | % | 36.4% | 39.0% | 39.9% | 40.8% | 42.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 12.8% | 14.5% | 15.2% | 14.6% | 14.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 22.1% | 21.0% | 20.7% | 21.8% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 15.0% | 13.5% | 14.9% | 15.2% | 15.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 20.9% | 22.2% | 23.0% | 23.1% | 23.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Hungary | % | 17.1% | 19.6% | 20.0% | 20.5% | 20.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 9.60% | 9.60% | 12.2% | 14.0% | 13.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 2.30% | 3.40% | 3.10% | 2.70% | 2.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 4.90% | 4.60% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 4.80% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 19.4% | 19.4% | 20.5% | 18.0% | 17.0% | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | % | 3.60% | 4.10% | 4.40% | 4.50% | 4.60% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.5% | 45.6% | 45.9% | 46.0% | 48.0% | |||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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