By 2019, China and Russia were the countries with the highest freight demand worldwide, at over 2,800 and 2,600 billion tonne-kilometers respectively. They were only surpassed by the total demand for all OECD member states, which reached iver 3,300 billion tonne-kilometers and dwarfed all other markets. By contrast European demand for freight was the smallest, at under 400 billion tonne-kilometers, despite Europe boasting a
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OECD, & ITF. (May 17, 2021). Rail freight demand in selected markets in 2019 (in billion tonne-kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245215/rail-freight-demand-in-selected-markets/
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OECD, ITF. (2021). Rail freight demand in selected markets in 2019 (in billion tonne-kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 26, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245215/rail-freight-demand-in-selected-markets/
OECD, and ITF. "Rail Freight Demand in Selected Markets in 2019 (in Billion Tonne-kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245215/rail-freight-demand-in-selected-markets/
OECD & ITF, Rail freight demand in selected markets in 2019 (in billion tonne-kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245215/rail-freight-demand-in-selected-markets/ (last visited April 26, 2024)
Rail freight demand in selected markets in 2019 (in billion tonne-kilometers) [Graph], OECD, & ITF, May 17, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245215/rail-freight-demand-in-selected-markets/