Between 2019 and 2020, freight traffic distribution in Europe remained stable. Around 48 percent of the traffic was from national operators, and 52 percent came from international traffic. In 2020, European freight traffic represented around 433 net tonne-kilometers, based on 28 countries in the region.
Breakdown of the rail freight traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by origin
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IRG-Rail. (April 4, 2022). Breakdown of the rail freight traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243401/europe-freight-traffic-distribution-by-origin/
IRG-Rail. "Breakdown of the rail freight traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by origin." Chart. April 4, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243401/europe-freight-traffic-distribution-by-origin/
IRG-Rail. (2022). Breakdown of the rail freight traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243401/europe-freight-traffic-distribution-by-origin/
IRG-Rail. "Breakdown of The Rail Freight Traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243401/europe-freight-traffic-distribution-by-origin/
IRG-Rail, Breakdown of the rail freight traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243401/europe-freight-traffic-distribution-by-origin/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Breakdown of the rail freight traffic in Europe between 2018 and 2020, by origin [Graph], IRG-Rail, April 4, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1243401/europe-freight-traffic-distribution-by-origin/