Transport Yearbook 2022

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

  2015 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Total number of loaded containers transported 706 697 860 175 862 723 802 302 811 219 793 355
national 145 526 134 511 141 887 129 186 130 051 123 799
total international 561 171 725 664 720 836 673 116 681 168 669 556
of which: export 260 087 300 275 295 441 324 110 304 520 278 660
import 276 009 326 221 304 208 254 762 269 807 261 049
transit through CR 25 075 99 168 121 187 94 244 106 841 129 847
 
Total number of empty containers transported 212 077 245 699 224 102 197 746 226 692 222 002
national 83 626 76 595 82 525 76 173 85 667 75 977
total international 128 451 169 104 141 577 121 573 141 025 152 061
of which: export 63 321 81 966 66 977 64 837 84 093 93 099
import 49 991 37 742 58 182 44 337 41 731 41 642
transit through CR 15 139 49 396 16 418 12 399 15 201 17 320
 
Gross tonnes, total (thous.) 13 420 16 084 16 055 14 524 14 773 14 428
national 3 099 2 794 2 988 2 439 2 449 2 364
total international 10 321 13 290 13 067 12 085 12 324 12 064
of which: export 4 910 5 690 5 969 6 279 5 755 5 201
import 4 935 5 978 5 453 4 395 4 720 4 671
transit through CR 476 1 622 1 645 1 411 1 849 2 191
 
Net tonnes, total (thous.) 10 169 12 248 12 233 11 677 11 902 11 597
national 2 353 2 098 2 241 1 995 2 006 1 936
total international 7 816 10 151 9 993 9 682 9 895 9 661
of which: export 3 777 4 365 4 702 5 130 4 674 4 210
import 3 725 4 672 4 175 3 492 3 771 3 756
transit through CR 313 1 114 1 116 1 059 1 450 1 695
 
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.) 2 369 973 2 842 014 2 922 399 2 765 205 2 890 137 2 898 694
national 466 568 467 280 500 302 443 974 427 926 443 618
total international 1 903 405 2 374 734 2 422 098 2 321 232 2 462 211 2 455 076
of which: export 885 025 985 392 986 840 1 081 137 1 021 240 887 201
import 878 907 1 052 187 925 331 791 014 866 552 858 491
transit through CR 139 473 337 155 509 927 449 081 574 419 709 385

Source: MD