{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"pt-rail-freight-volume","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-rail-freight-volume","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/pt-rail-freight-volume/","title":"Portugal Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres) (2025)","description":"Portugal's Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres): 2,399 million tonne-km in 2025, +8.4% YoY. Eurostat (RAIL_GO_TOTAL), 2005–2025.","domain":"trade","category":"Trade & Flows","keywords":["Trade & Investment","Eurostat","Portugal","2025"],"publisher":"Eurostat","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Portugal","temporal_coverage":"2005/2025","unit":"million tonne-km","last_updated":"2026-07-25","last_updated_text":"25 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"Portugal Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"Eurostat","url":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/RAIL_GO_TOTAL/default/table"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2005–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"21"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Portugal"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"25 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Portugal (2025)","value":"2,399","unit":"million tonne-km","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+8.4% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+8.4%","unit":"million tonne-km"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"21","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Portugal Rail Freight Volume (million tonne-kilometres)"}],"observation_count":21,"observations":[{"period":"2005","value":2422},{"period":"2006","value":2430},{"period":"2007","value":2586},{"period":"2008","value":2549},{"period":"2009","value":2174},{"period":"2010","value":2313},{"period":"2011","value":2322},{"period":"2012","value":2421},{"period":"2013","value":2290},{"period":"2014","value":2434},{"period":"2015","value":2688},{"period":"2016","value":2774},{"period":"2017","value":2751},{"period":"2018","value":2765},{"period":"2019","value":2478},{"period":"2020","value":2302},{"period":"2021","value":1881},{"period":"2022","value":2190},{"period":"2023","value":2263},{"period":"2024","value":2214},{"period":"2025","value":2399}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"million tonne-km"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2399.0","yoyChange":"+8.4%"},{"year":"2024","value":"2214.0","yoyChange":"-2.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2263.0","yoyChange":"+3.3%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2190.0","yoyChange":"+16.4%"},{"year":"2021","value":"1881.0","yoyChange":"-18.3%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2302.0","yoyChange":"-7.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2478.0","yoyChange":"-10.4%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2765.0","yoyChange":"+0.5%"},{"year":"2017","value":"2751.0","yoyChange":"-0.8%"},{"year":"2016","value":"2774.0","yoyChange":"+3.2%"},{"year":"2015","value":"2688.0","yoyChange":"+10.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"2434.0","yoyChange":"+6.3%"},{"year":"2013","value":"2290.0","yoyChange":"-5.4%"},{"year":"2012","value":"2421.0","yoyChange":"+4.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"2322.0","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2010","value":"2313.0","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2009","value":"2174.0","yoyChange":"-14.7%"},{"year":"2008","value":"2549.0","yoyChange":"-1.4%"},{"year":"2007","value":"2586.0","yoyChange":"+6.4%"},{"year":"2006","value":"2430.0","yoyChange":"+0.3%"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total rail freight volume (million tonne-kilometres) in Portugal from 2005 to present. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 2,774 million tonne-km in 2016 and reached its lowest recorded value of 1,881 in 2021. The latest reading of 2,399 in 2025 represents a change of +185."}]}