France (2025)
34,368
million tonne-km
+6.6% YoY
YoY Change
+6.6%
million tonne-km
Trend
up
Series length
21
years of data

Data

France Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year million tonne-km YoY Change
2025 34,368 +6.6%
2024 32,249 +9.7%
2023 29,399 -16.7%
2022 35,282 -1.4%
2021 35,770 +14.3%
2020 31,297 -7.7%
2019 33,909 +0.2%
2018 33,850 -4.6%
2017 35,481 +2.2%
2016 34,714 -4.4%
2015 36,328 +11.4%
2014 32,596 +1.1%
2013 32,230 -0.9%
2012 32,539 -4.9%
2011 34,202 +14.1%
2010 29,965 -6.7%
2009 32,129 -20.5%
2008 40,436 -5.1%
2007 42,612 +3.5%
2006 41,179 +1.2%

About this Dataset

France recorded 34,368 million tonne-km in 2025. The latest change was +2,119. Across 2005–2025 the series ranges from 29,399 in 2023 to 42,612 in 2007.

This page tracks total rail freight volume (million tonne-kilometres) in France from 2005 to present.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks total rail freight volume (million tonne-kilometres) in France from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2005–2025 (21 observations).

The series peaked at 42,612 million tonne-km in 2007 and reached its lowest recorded value of 29,399 in 2023. The latest reading of 34,368 in 2025 represents a change of +2,119.