Transport Yearbook 2024

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5.2.7.1. Transport of large containers by rail

	2015	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total number of loaded containers transported	706 697	802 302	811 219	793 355	729 047	850 787
national	145 526	129 186	130 051	123 799	126 162	142 530
total international	561 171	673 116	681 168	669 556	602 885	708 257
of which: export	260 087	324 110	304 520	278 660	226 212	262 075
import	276 009	254 762	269 807	261 049	269 297	321 671
transit through CR	25 075	94 244	106 841	129 847	107 376	124 511
Total number of empty containers transported	212 077	197 746	226 692	222 002	222 536	228 821
national	83 626	76 173	85 667	75 977	76 856	83 375
total international	128 451	121 573	141 025	152 061	145 680	145 446
of which: export	63 321	64 837	84 093	93 099	92 102	93 728
import	49 991	44 337	41 731	41 642	39 026	36 980
transit through CR	15 139	12 399	15 201	17 320	14 552	14 738
Gross tonnes, total (thous.)	13 420	14 524	14 773	14 428	14 294	16 528
national	3 099	2 439	2 449	2 364	2 698	3 078
total international	10 321	12 085	12 324	12 064	11 597	13 450
of which: export	4 910	6 279	5 755	5 201	4 559	5 202
import	4 935	4 395	4 720	4 671	5 020	6 077
transit through CR	476	1 411	1 849	2 191	2 017	2 170
Net tonnes, total (thous.)	10 169	11 677	11 902	11 597	10 952	12 752
national	2 353	1 995	2 006	1 936	2 006	2 323
total international	7 816	9 682	9 895	9 661	8 946	10 428
of which: export	3 777	5 130	4 674	4 210	3 442	3 954
import	3 725	3 492	3 771	3 756	3 941	4 820
transit through CR	313	1 059	1 450	1 695	1 562	1 655
Total tonne-kilometres (thous.)	2 369 973	2 765 205	2 890 137	2 898 694	2 521 669	3 082 750
national	466 568	443 974	427 926	443 618	381 610	510 598
total international	1 903 405	2 321 232	2 462 211	2 455 076	2 140 058	2 572 152
of which: export	885 025	1 081 137	1 021 240	887 201	685 559	813 445
import	878 907	791 014	866 552	858 491	802 837	1 012 955
transit through CR	139 473	449 081	574 419	709 385	651 663	745 752

Source: MD

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