Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and was 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres in 1993. ▼ Falling
Latest (1993)
91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres
Change on year
down 11.0%
World rank
7th
of 46 countries
All-time high
159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres
in 1979
All-time low
91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres
in 1993
Years of data
15
1979–1993
Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom, 1979–1993
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Million gross tonne-kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom is 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres, measured in 1993. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and down 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom peaked at 159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres in 1979 and was at its lowest, 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres, in 1993.
United Kingdom ranks 7th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Million gross tonne-kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres | — |
| 1980 | 156,546 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -1.8% |
| 1981 | 151,696 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 134,691 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -11.2% |
| 1983 | 147,405 Million gross tonne-kilometres | +9.4% |
| 1984 | 136,589 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 137,026 Million gross tonne-kilometres | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 133,636 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 149,008 Million gross tonne-kilometres | +11.5% |
| 1988 | 150,198 Million gross tonne-kilometres | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 147,882 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 125,501 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -15.1% |
| 1991 | 111,511 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 103,021 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -7.6% |
| 1993 | 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 1 |
| 1980s | 144,468 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 133,636 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 156,546 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 10 |
| 1990s | 107,926 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 125,501 Million gross tonne-kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 4 Poland 148,657 Million gross tonne-kilometres
- 4 Poland 148,657 Million gross tonne-kilometres
- 6 Italy 113,352 Million gross tonne-kilometres compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres compare
- 9 Austria 82,297 Million gross tonne-kilometres
- 10 Sweden 71,946 Million gross tonne-kilometres compare
More energy & mining data for United Kingdom
- Energy use — Total final energy consumption 109,689 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption 1,175 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Passenger cars, by type of motor energy and size of engine 32.91 million Number (2024)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of electricity 24,556 Gigawatt-hour (2019)
- Gross production of electricity and derived heat from non-combustible 7,691 Gigawatt-hour (2019)
- New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size 1.95 million Number (2024)
- Imports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 7,404 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Exports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 751 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Imports of natural gas by partner country 47,380 Million cubic metres (2019)
- Exports of natural gas by partner country 8,033 Million cubic metres (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom?
- Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and in United Kingdom was 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres in 1993, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 159,458 Million gross tonne-kilometres in 1979.
- What is the lowest hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 91,672 Million gross tonne-kilometres in 1993.
- How does United Kingdom rank for hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 46 countries with data for 1993.
- Is hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Hauled railway vehicle traffic performance by train category and source of energy (gross tkm hauled). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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