Transport Yearbook 2021

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

	2015	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Total number of loaded containers transported	706 697	796 885	860 175	862 723	799 611	811 219
national	145 526	137 784	134 511	141 887	127 245	130 051
total international	561 171	659 101	725 664	720 836	672 366	681 168
of which: export	260 087	287 425	300 275	295 441	324 110	304 520
import	276 009	268 129	326 221	304 208	254 762	269 807
transit through CR	25 075	103 547	99 168	121 187	93 494	106 841
Total number of empty containers transported	212 077	217 092	245 699	224 102	195 774	226 692
national	83 626	78 024	76 595	82 525	74 201	85 667
total international	128 451	139 068	169 104	141 577	121 573	141 025
of which: export	63 321	80 724	81 966	66 977	64 837	84 093
import	49 991	36 211	37 742	58 182	44 337	41 731
transit through CR	15 139	22 133	49 396	16 418	12 399	15 201
Gross tonnes, total (thous.)	13 420	13 323	16 084	16 055	15 139	15 547
national	3 099	2 854	2 794	2 988	2 641	2 733
total international	10 321	10 468	13 290	13 067	12 498	12 814
of which: export	4 910	5 030	5 690	5 969	6 492	6 038
import	4 935	3 848	5 978	5 453	4 560	4 869
transit through CR	476	1 591	1 622	1 645	1 445	1 907
Net tonnes, total (thous.)	10 169	10 058	12 248	12 233	11 636	11 902
national	2 353	2 145	2 098	2 241	1 963	2 006
total international	7 816	7 913	10 151	9 993	9 673	9 895
of which: export	3 777	3 817	4 365	4 702	5 130	4 674
import	3 725	2 967	4 672	4 175	3 492	3 771
transit through CR	313	1 129	1 114	1 116	1 051	1 450
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.)	2 369 973	2 381 101	2 842 014	2 922 399	2 761 389	2 890 137
national	466 568	463 965	467 280	500 302	443 747	427 926
total international	1 903 405	1 917 135	2 374 734	2 422 098	2 317 642	2 462 211
of which: export	885 025	861 508	985 392	986 840	1 081 137	1 021 240
import	878 907	662 800	1 052 187	925 331	791 014	866 552
transit through CR	139 473	392 827	337 155	509 927	445 491	574 419

Source: MD

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