Waterway freight volume 2026-09 (Latest Data & Historical Trends)
China Waterway freight volume data from NBS.
Quick Answer
China's Waterway freight volume in 2026-09 was 74256 10k tonnes (monthly). Historical data available from 2005-01 to 2026-09, covering 22 years. Data source: National Bureau of Statistics.
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Showing the latest 5 observations from 2005-01 to 2026-09. Use CSV or API for the complete machine-readable series.
| Period | Value (10k tonnes (monthly)) |
|---|---|
| 2026-09 | 74256.0 |
| 2026-08 | 70952.0 |
| 2026-07 | 70766.0 |
| 2026-06 | 74246.0 |
| 2026-05 | 72859.0 |
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| Period | Value (10k tonnes (monthly)) |
|---|---|
| 2005-01 | 15500.0 |
| 2005-02 | 13400.0 |
| 2005-03 | 15800.0 |
| 2005-04 | 16600.0 |
| 2005-05 | 17600.0 |
| 2005-06 | 18500.0 |
| 2005-07 | 18300.0 |
| 2005-08 | 17300.0 |
| 2005-09 | 17500.0 |
| 2005-10 | 17700.0 |
| 2005-11 | 18200.0 |
| 2005-12 | 21500.0 |
| 2006-01 | 17200.0 |
| 2006-02 | 15500.0 |
| 2006-03 | 17700.0 |
| 2006-04 | 19300.0 |
| 2006-05 | 20300.0 |
| 2006-06 | 20900.0 |
| 2006-07 | 19800.0 |
| 2006-08 | 20000.0 |
| 2006-09 | 20900.0 |
| 2006-10 | 20400.0 |
| 2006-11 | 20444.0 |
| 2006-12 | 31200.0 |
| 2007-01 | 19500.0 |
| 2007-02 | 17837.0 |
| 2007-03 | 20579.0 |
| 2007-04 | 21482.0 |
| 2007-05 | 22600.0 |
| 2007-06 | 23200.0 |
| 2007-07 | 22707.0 |
| 2007-08 | 22537.0 |
| 2007-09 | 22876.0 |
| 2007-10 | 22748.0 |
| 2007-11 | 23375.0 |
| 2008-01 | 22700.0 |
| 2008-02 | 20505.0 |
| 2008-03 | 23262.0 |
| 2008-04 | 23979.0 |
| 2008-05 | 24325.0 |
| 2008-06 | 24798.0 |
| 2008-07 | 24027.0 |
| 2008-08 | 25804.0 |
| 2008-09 | 26645.0 |
| 2008-10 | 24823.0 |
| 2008-11 | 24100.0 |
| 2009-01 | 19645.0 |
| 2009-02 | 19287.0 |
| 2009-03 | 23200.0 |
| 2009-04 | 24777.0 |
| 2009-05 | 26438.0 |
| 2009-06 | 25305.0 |
| 2009-07 | 27530.0 |
| 2009-08 | 27839.0 |
| 2009-09 | 27137.0 |
| 2009-10 | 27737.0 |
| 2009-11 | 26441.0 |
| 2010-01 | 28779.0 |
| 2010-02 | 23640.0 |
| 2010-03 | 29421.0 |
| 2010-04 | 30514.0 |
| 2010-05 | 31303.0 |
| 2010-06 | 31174.0 |
| 2010-07 | 30659.0 |
| 2010-08 | 31900.0 |
| 2010-09 | 32281.0 |
| 2010-10 | 33810.0 |
| 2010-11 | 32831.0 |
| 2011-01 | 31169.0 |
| 2011-02 | 27654.0 |
| 2011-03 | 34637.0 |
| 2011-04 | 35602.0 |
| 2011-05 | 36469.0 |
| 2011-06 | 35553.0 |
| 2011-07 | 36761.0 |
| 2011-08 | 36841.0 |
| 2011-09 | 37528.0 |
| 2011-10 | 37734.0 |
| 2011-11 | 37013.0 |
| 2012-01 | 32473.0 |
| 2012-02 | 32245.0 |
| 2012-03 | 36647.0 |
| 2012-04 | 39192.0 |
| 2012-05 | 40476.0 |
| 2012-06 | 38762.0 |
| 2012-07 | 36843.0 |
| 2012-08 | 37988.0 |
| 2012-09 | 39796.0 |
| 2012-10 | 40337.0 |
| 2012-11 | 41219.0 |
| 2013-01 | 37910.0 |
| 2013-02 | 33146.0 |
| 2013-03 | 38068.0 |
| 2013-04 | 41492.0 |
| 2013-05 | 42282.0 |
| 2013-06 | 42266.0 |
| 2013-07 | 43778.0 |
| 2013-08 | 41933.0 |
| 2013-09 | 42863.0 |
| 2013-10 | 43037.0 |
| 2013-11 | 44729.0 |
| 2014-01 | 44888.0 |
| 2014-02 | 39962.0 |
| 2014-03 | 45883.0 |
| 2014-04 | 50170.0 |
| 2014-05 | 50109.0 |
| 2014-06 | 51856.0 |
| 2014-07 | 51082.0 |
| 2014-08 | 52088.0 |
| 2014-09 | 52438.0 |
| 2014-10 | 52693.0 |
| 2014-11 | 53933.0 |
| 2015-01 | 49119.0 |
| 2015-02 | 42051.0 |
| 2015-03 | 46316.0 |
| 2015-04 | 48898.0 |
| 2015-05 | 52116.0 |
| 2015-06 | 53649.0 |
| 2015-07 | 53590.0 |
| 2015-08 | 54164.0 |
| 2015-09 | 55069.0 |
| 2015-10 | 56359.0 |
| 2015-11 | 57083.0 |
| 2016-01 | 48668.0 |
| 2016-02 | 42519.0 |
| 2016-03 | 47518.0 |
| 2016-04 | 50300.0 |
| 2016-05 | 52829.0 |
| 2016-06 | 54900.0 |
| 2016-07 | 53428.0 |
| 2016-08 | 54230.0 |
| 2016-09 | 55010.0 |
| 2016-10 | 57593.0 |
| 2016-11 | 60586.0 |
| 2017-01 | 52244.0 |
| 2017-02 | 46482.0 |
| 2017-03 | 50688.0 |
| 2017-04 | 54728.0 |
| 2017-05 | 55813.0 |
| 2017-06 | 59054.0 |
| 2017-07 | 57353.0 |
| 2017-08 | 57583.0 |
| 2017-09 | 57891.0 |
| 2017-10 | 59985.0 |
| 2017-11 | 60606.0 |
| 2017-12 | 53292.0 |
| 2018-01 | 52323.0 |
| 2018-02 | 46587.0 |
| 2018-03 | 51215.0 |
| 2018-04 | 55909.0 |
| 2018-05 | 58844.0 |
| 2018-06 | 61995.0 |
| 2018-07 | 59289.0 |
| 2018-08 | 62075.0 |
| 2018-09 | 63587.0 |
| 2018-10 | 64022.0 |
| 2018-11 | 65102.0 |
| 2019-01 | 57264.0 |
| 2019-02 | 49404.0 |
| 2019-03 | 57183.0 |
| 2019-04 | 59910.0 |
| 2019-05 | 61782.0 |
| 2019-06 | 64948.0 |
| 2019-07 | 64115.0 |
| 2019-08 | 64106.0 |
| 2019-09 | 67433.0 |
| 2019-10 | 67093.0 |
| 2019-11 | 67778.0 |
| 2019-12 | 66210.0 |
| 2020-01 | 53921.0 |
| 2020-02 | 40643.0 |
| 2020-03 | 55061.0 |
| 2020-04 | 61210.0 |
| 2020-05 | 65956.0 |
| 2020-06 | 67460.0 |
| 2020-07 | 64955.0 |
| 2020-08 | 67215.0 |
| 2020-09 | 69749.0 |
| 2020-10 | 70659.0 |
| 2020-11 | 73313.0 |
| 2020-12 | 71487.0 |
| 2021-01 | 65414.0 |
| 2021-02 | 53129.0 |
| 2021-03 | 65329.0 |
| 2021-04 | 68389.0 |
| 2021-05 | 69858.0 |
| 2021-06 | 70717.0 |
| 2021-07 | 68934.0 |
| 2021-08 | 69633.0 |
| 2021-09 | 69431.0 |
| 2021-10 | 71266.0 |
| 2021-11 | 76480.0 |
| 2021-12 | 75392.0 |
| 2022-01 | 67958.0 |
| 2022-02 | 57124.0 |
| 2022-03 | 68317.0 |
| 2022-04 | 69401.0 |
| 2022-05 | 72911.0 |
| 2022-06 | 74619.0 |
| 2022-07 | 73899.0 |
| 2022-08 | 73169.0 |
| 2022-09 | 71717.0 |
| 2022-10 | 75356.0 |
| 2022-11 | 76002.0 |
| 2022-12 | 74880.0 |
| 2023-01 | 61920.0 |
| 2023-02 | 65054.0 |
| 2023-03 | 76913.0 |
| 2023-04 | 78000.0 |
| 2023-05 | 79229.0 |
| 2023-06 | 80711.0 |
| 2023-07 | 78964.0 |
| 2023-08 | 81151.0 |
| 2023-09 | 80763.0 |
| 2023-10 | 83748.0 |
| 2023-11 | 84546.0 |
| 2023-12 | 85723.0 |
| 2024-03 | 80171.0 |
| 2024-04 | 81880.0 |
| 2024-05 | 84400.0 |
| 2024-06 | 83300.0 |
| 2024-07 | 79214.0 |
| 2024-08 | 83859.0 |
| 2024-09 | 83145.0 |
| 2024-10 | 85712.0 |
| 2024-11 | 88943.0 |
| 2024-12 | 90600.0 |
| 2025-03 | 85631.0 |
| 2025-04 | 85855.0 |
| 2025-05 | 86983.0 |
| 2025-06 | 85833.0 |
| 2025-07 | 81881.0 |
| 2025-08 | 84893.0 |
| 2025-09 | 85816.0 |
| 2025-10 | 87061.0 |
| 2025-11 | 91895.0 |
| 2025-12 | 91280.0 |
| 2026-02 | 60550.0 |
| 2026-03 | 69652.0 |
| 2026-04 | 72079.0 |
| 2026-05 | 72859.0 |
| 2026-06 | 74246.0 |
| 2026-07 | 70766.0 |
| 2026-08 | 70952.0 |
| 2026-09 | 74256.0 |
About This Dataset
China Waterway freight volume data from NBS.
China's Waterway freight volume in 2026-09 was 74,256 (10k tonnes (monthly)).The dataset spans 245 data points from 2005-01 to 2026-09, updated monthly. Total change from 2005-01 to 2026-09: 379.1%.
API
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Latest value
74,256 10k tonnes (monthly)
Citation Format:
China Data Portal (2026). Waterway freight volume. Retrieved from https://chinadata.live/data/china-water-freight/
Primary Source:
National Bureau of Statistics
Data as of:
September 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What does the Waterway freight volume dataset report for 2026-09?
The latest row reports 74,256 10k tonnes (monthly) for 2026-09. This dataset includes 245 data points from 2005-01 to 2026-09.
How did China's Waterway freight volume change from 2005-01 to 2026-09?
From 2005-01 to 2026-09, China's Waterway freight volume changed from 15,500 10k tonnes (monthly) to 74,256 10k tonnes (monthly). This is a cumulative level change of 379.1%, not an annual growth-rate series.
Where does Waterway freight volume data come from?
Waterway freight volume data is sourced from National Bureau of Statistics and structured by China Data Portal for charting, CSV download, and API access.
Where can I download Waterway freight volume data?
You can download Waterway freight volume data from China Data Portal via our free API at https://chinadata.live/api/v2/data/china-water-freight. Data is available in JSON and CSV formats.
What is the data range for Waterway freight volume?
The Waterway freight volume dataset covers 2005-01 to 2026-09, with 245 data points. Data source: National Bureau of Statistics.