Topic data
Transport and infrastructure
Connect rail, road, ports, aviation, freight and parcels while distinguishing network stock from traffic flows.
High-speed rail operating length
50,000km · year-end 2025Ports and container throughput
18.338billion tonnes · 2025Aviation passenger and freight
770million passenger trips · 2025Freight volume and freight turnover
59.67billion tonnes · China · 2025Read together
Related does not mean interchangeable
Infrastructure length or capacity describes a network stock; passenger, freight and parcel measures describe flows over those networks. Comparing them directly requires visible unit and scope boundaries.
Related indicators
6 published measures
High-speed rail operating length
High-speed rail operating length
Track the network from 2020 to 2025 and understand why operating route length, track length and construction pipelines differ.
Ports and container throughput
Ports and container throughput
National cargo tonnage and container throughput with coastal, inland and trade-scope context.
Aviation passenger and freight
Aviation passenger and freight
China's 2017-2025 civil aviation passenger journeys, passenger-kilometres, freight and mail tonnage, and tonne-kilometres.
Road and expressway mileage
Road and expressway mileage
Track China's year-end total road network and expressway length from 2010 to 2025, while keeping toll-road and international motorway definitions separate.
Express delivery and parcel volume
Express delivery and parcel volume
Track China's express-delivery volume, per-capita use, service mix, regional distribution and traditional postal parcels while preserving historical scope breaks.
Freight volume and freight turnover
Freight volume and freight turnover
China’s 2017–2025 freight tonnage and tonne-kilometres by rail, road, waterway, civil aviation and pipeline, with 2019 and 2020 scope breaks labeled.
International context
World shares require matching source, year and definition
Use China and the World to see which totals support defensible global shares and which rates, per-capita measures or rankings need a different comparison.
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