Based on a comparison of 31 countries in 2015, Latvia ranked the highest in railway transport in tonne-km as a share of total inland freight transport with 56.3% followed by Switzerland and Austria. On the other end of the scale was Ireland with 1.00%, Greece with 1.50% and Luxembourg with 2.20%.
Data for more countries are available at Railway Transport In tonne-km (As % of Total Inland Freight Transport) indicator page.
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Croatia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.6% | 21.2% | 20.2% | 19.8% | 17.4% | |||||||||||
| Czechia | % | 22.1% | 21.0% | 20.7% | 21.8% | 20.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Estonia | % | 52.7% | 54.2% | 51.5% | 47.0% | 44.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Finland | % | 24.1% | 24.8% | 25.8% | 26.6% | 27.8% | ||||||||||||||||
| 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% | ||||||||||||||||
| Latvia | % | 69.8% | 61.9% | 63.8% | 64.2% | 60.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Lithuania | % | 40.1% | 40.9% | 41.2% | 37.7% | 33.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Romania | % | 19.4% | 23.5% | 28.0% | 24.2% | 21.9% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia | % | 19.6% | 22.0% | 20.9% | 19.8% | 21.4% | ||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia | % | 16.0% | 17.7% | 18.6% | 17.9% | 19.3% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sweden | % | 36.8% | 39.3% | 38.2% | 39.7% | 38.5% | ||||||||||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 44.5% | 45.6% | 45.9% | 46.0% | 48.0% |
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