In 2023, China's national railway freight ton-kilometers traffic of grain was at 1.57 hundred billion tonne kilometers. From 2024 to 2028, forecasted data shows a gradual annual increase from 1.59 to 1.64. The year-on-year growth from 2024 to 2025 is 0.63%, and a consistent 0.62% increase is expected each subsequent year. Over the five-year period, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) averages at 0.64%.
Future trends to watch for include potential impacts from technological advancements in rail transport, shifts in domestic grain production and consumption patterns, and policy changes affecting agricultural logistics and railway infrastructure development.
