France regional rail freight tonnage: Ile-de-France
France regional rail freight tonnage: Ile-de-France stood at 3.32 million tonnes in 2025, according to SDES – Service des données et études statistiques (Ministère de la Transition écologique). It is one of the indicators in the Freight transport (annual) table (Value · Annual), with a complete series running from 2016 to 2025. The complete series with an interactive chart, free to download.
This indicator in the Freight transport (annual) table
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French regions | |||||||||||
| Île-de-France | 3.32 | 2.62 | 2.5 | 2.89 | 2.42 | 3.44 | 4.49 | 4.79 | 4.7 | 5.88 | |
| Centre-Val de Loire | 3.27 | 3.43 | 3.25 | 3.14 | 3.03 | 3.46 | 2.32 | 2.75 | 2.72 | 2.73 |
Understanding france regional rail freight tonnage: Ile-de-France
Total mass of freight originating from the designated territorial jurisdiction and loaded onto the rail network is recorded here in million tonnes. This geographic origin series captures the physical weight of goods dispatched from local industrial zones, ports, or logistics platforms within the specified region, independent of the final destination. It forms part of a regional breakdown where sibling rows track freight origins across other administrative territories.
Analyzing annual regional tonnages requires accounting for localized industrial plant openings, closures, or shifts in regional manufacturing output. Year-on-year comparisons offer a reliable benchmark by neutralizing weather-related operational disruptions that affect specific calendar quarters. Users must avoid confusing this origin-based metric with destination arrivals or distance-based transport performance.
Frequently asked questions
- Does this series measure freight arriving in or departing from the region?
- It exclusively counts freight originating from and loaded onto the rail network within this specific administrative region.
- Why is tonnage measured at the point of origin?
- Origin tracking helps identify regional industrial output and local logistics demand centers.
- Can this tonnage figure be converted into tonne-kilometres directly?
- No, weight alone does not account for the travel distance of the shipments across the network.