France regional rail freight tonnage: Pays de la Loire
France regional rail freight tonnage: Pays de la Loire stood at 1.77 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 | |||||||||||
| Pays de la Loire | 1.77 | 1.43 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 1.09 | 0.17 | 1.06 | 0.97 | 0.81 | 0.68 | |
| Brittany | 0.14 | 0.18 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.16 | 0.32 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.18 |
Understanding france regional rail freight tonnage: Pays de la Loire
Total physical weight of freight dispatched from rail loading points situated within the specified geographical boundary, expressed in million tonnes. This measure captures the gross mass of all commodities loaded onto freight trains starting their journey inside the designated regional jurisdiction, omitting goods that merely transit through or arrive from outside. It differs from national aggregates by isolating the regional contribution to overall freight dispatch, highlighting local industrial and agricultural output shipped via rail. The calculation aggregates every commodity type loaded at local terminals into a single gross weight sum.
Analyzing this regional series involves recognizing that localized weather events, regional strike actions, and local plant maintenance cycles can create sharp annual fluctuations. Comparing data across equivalent annual periods helps eliminate seasonal noise linked to agricultural harvests or holiday factory shutdowns. Revisions generally reflect late survey responses from regional freight operators or retroactive adjustments to commodity weight estimations. Users should avoid equating high freight tonnage with high economic value, as bulk minerals and low-cost construction materials dominate physical weight totals while contributing modest monetary value.
Frequently asked questions
- What specific shipments are included in this regional freight loading count?
- All cargo loaded onto rail wagons at facilities located within the designated regional boundaries, regardless of whether the destination is domestic or international.
- Why should analysts avoid comparing regional tonnage directly with revenue figures?
- Tonnage measures physical weight rather than commercial value, meaning heavy, low-cost raw materials can disproportionately skew the physical mass totals.
- How do revisions typically affect the historical figures in this dataset?
- Revisions usually stem from late administrative filings by regional rail operators or corrections to initial cargo weight declarations.