Waterway transport freight measured by mil tonne-km fell 0.911% to 10,331 mil tonne-km in Belgium in 2016, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, waterway transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in Belgium reached an all time high of 10,451 mil tonne-km in 2014 and an all time low of 4,932 mil tonne-km in 1993. When compared to Belgium's main peers, waterway transport freight measured by mil tonne-km in France amounted to 8,307 mil tonne-km, 54,347 mil tonne-km in Germany, 190 mil tonne-km in Luxembourg and 49,367 mil tonne-km in Netherlands in 2016.
Belgium has been ranked 5th within the group of 14 countries we follow in terms of waterway transport freight measured by mil tonne-km, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Waterway Transport Freight (mil tonne-km) | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | mil tonne-km | 2,375 | 2,123 | 2,191 | 2,353 | 2,177 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | mil tonne-km | 9,070 | 9,251 | 10,420 | 10,365 | 10,451 | ||||||||||||||||
| Denmark | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| France | mil tonne-km | 9,445 | 9,029 | 8,905 | 9,201 | 8,789 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | mil tonne-km | 62,278 | 55,027 | 58,488 | 60,070 | 59,093 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | mil tonne-km | 359 | 305 | 290 | 313 | 285 | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | mil tonne-km | 46,517 | 46,410 | 47,535 | 48,641 | 49,327 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | mil tonne-km | 130 | 161 | 131 | 91.0 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | mil tonne-km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| United Kingdom | mil tonne-km | 1,373 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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