The type of freight transported by rail in South Korea in 2023 with the highest volume was container with around 7.83 million metric tons moved. This was followed by cement which had around 7.39 millions metric tons transported within the country that year. These two were the leading commodities domestically transported by rail by a large margin compared to the others.
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Volume of freight transported by trains in South Korea in 2023, by commodity
(in million metric tons)
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Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). (February 27, 2025). Volume of freight transported by trains in South Korea in 2023, by commodity (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/892164/south-korea-railway-freight-transportation-volume-by-commodity/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). "Volume of freight transported by trains in South Korea in 2023, by commodity (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 27, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/892164/south-korea-railway-freight-transportation-volume-by-commodity/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). (2025). Volume of freight transported by trains in South Korea in 2023, by commodity (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/892164/south-korea-railway-freight-transportation-volume-by-commodity/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea). "Volume of Freight Transported by Trains in South Korea in 2023, by Commodity (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/892164/south-korea-railway-freight-transportation-volume-by-commodity/
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), Volume of freight transported by trains in South Korea in 2023, by commodity (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/892164/south-korea-railway-freight-transportation-volume-by-commodity/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Volume of freight transported by trains in South Korea in 2023, by commodity (in million metric tons) [Graph], Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (South Korea), February 27, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/892164/south-korea-railway-freight-transportation-volume-by-commodity/
