global rail freight traffic amounted to above ten trillion tonne kilometers in total.
In terms of rail freight, activity in Africa reached just over 170.6 billion tonne kilometers in 2020, down from almost 171 billion in 2019. In 2020, Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers)
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UIC. (September 29, 2022). Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
UIC. "Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers)." Chart. September 29, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
UIC. (2022). Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
UIC. "Rail Freight Traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in Billion Tonne Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/
UIC, Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Rail freight traffic in Africa from 2006 to 2020 (in billion tonne kilometers) [Graph], UIC, September 29, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/261180/rail-freight-activity-in-africa/