System trend · Rail (1962–2025)
In 2025 the port system totals 12.1M t (rail), 4.6% more than in 2024. The series peak is 15.5M t, in 2017. Barcelona, Valencia and Bilbao account for 69.6% of the total.
Port system · 2025
Rail
12.1M t
+4.6% vs 2024
Ten largest volumes · Rail (2025)
Figures in tonnes.
| # | Port authority | Loaded, from rail | Unloaded, to rail | Rail | Loaded, from road | Unloaded, to road | Road | Pipeline | Other means | No land transport | % of system | Chg. 2024–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 2,737,644 | 995,011 | 3,732,655 | 16,892,421 | 20,232,417 | 37,124,838 | 2,900,629 | 0 | 23,954,984 | 30.85% | +3.8% |
| 2 | Valencia | 1,749,454 | 1,641,107 | 3,390,561 | 23,028,180 | 20,144,891 | 43,173,071 | 2,468,915 | 0 | 31,029,446 | 28.02% | +13.5% |
| 3 | Bilbao | 648,334 | 647,001 | 1,295,335 | 5,978,040 | 7,848,369 | 13,826,409 | 14,804,495 | 0 | 2,184,020 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 4 | Santander | 749,550 | 337,486 | 1,087,036 | 2,491,042 | 3,084,537 | 5,575,579 | 90,261 | 0 | 398,357 | 8.98% | +12.6% |
| 5 | Tarragona | 32,523 | 540,532 | 573,055 | 817,218 | 6,886,983 | 7,704,201 | 18,647,582 | 0 | 2,323,542 | 4.74% | +12% |
| 6 | Gijón | 36,501 | 397,936 | 434,437 | 2,865,490 | 3,061,247 | 5,926,737 | 788,396 | 8,180,118 | 572,092 | 3.59% | -24.8% |
| 7 | Huelva | 144,597 | 195,320 | 339,917 | 3,057,566 | 3,475,572 | 6,533,138 | 20,261,803 | 0 | 2,712,977 | 2.81% | -4.3% |
| 8 | Marín y Ría de Pontevedra | 0 | 311,257 | 311,257 | 636,670 | 1,325,154 | 1,961,824 | 0 | 0 | 726 | 2.57% | -11.9% |
| 9 | A Coruña | 138,878 | 168,586 | 307,464 | 868,476 | 3,068,337 | 3,936,813 | 9,216,782 | 0 | 253,996 | 2.54% | +59.6% |
| 10 | Pasaia | 103,068 | 62,653 | 165,721 | 1,045,325 | 2,140,559 | 3,185,884 | 0 | 0 | 28,179 | 1.37% | -14.3% |
| 11 | Bahía de Algeciras | 68,953 | 94,682 | 163,635 | 9,158,568 | 9,183,618 | 18,342,186 | 14,735,455 | 0 | 60,954,635 | 1.35% | -14.7% |
| 12 | Sevilla | 128,740 | 0 | 128,740 | 1,501,370 | 2,754,126 | 4,255,496 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.06% | -6.4% |
| 13 | Bahía de Cádiz | 92,979 | 13,825 | 106,804 | 1,767,028 | 2,125,906 | 3,892,934 | 0 | 0 | 1,386,428 | 0.88% | -28% |
| 14 | Alicante | 32,801 | 23,363 | 56,164 | 1,764,285 | 1,030,261 | 2,794,546 | 0 | 0 | 27,261 | 0.46% | +36% |
| 15 | Avilés | 6,105 | 1,601 | 7,706 | 2,123,237 | 1,258,943 | 3,382,180 | 310,478 | 878,398 | 41,550 | 0.06% | -88.7% |
| 16 | Ferrol-San Cibrao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,060,484 | 1,113,220 | 2,173,704 | 1,632,034 | 2,878,673 | 304,433 | 0% | – |
| 17 | Castellón | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,865,254 | 7,423,135 | 9,288,389 | 9,169,172 | 0 | 115,343 | 0% | – |
| 18 | Almería | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,988,974 | 1,441,803 | 5,430,777 | 0 | 634,185 | 197 | 0% | – |
| 19 | Ceuta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 348,850 | 1,235,235 | 1,584,085 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 20 | Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,398,594 | 2,570,754 | 4,969,348 | 0 | 0 | 437,928 | 0% | -100% |
| 21 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,223,152 | 5,190,874 | 8,414,026 | 3,902,904 | 0 | 1,237,833 | 0% | – |
| 22 | Las Palmas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,316,451 | 11,063,645 | 15,380,096 | 0 | 0 | 18,225,146 | 0% | – |
| 23 | Motril | 0 | 0 | 0 | 859,358 | 998,905 | 1,858,263 | 965,993 | 0 | 36,489 | 0% | – |
| 24 | Vilagarcía | 0 | 0 | 0 | 551,104 | 946,181 | 1,497,285 | 0 | 0 | 42,965 | 0% | – |
| 25 | Málaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 890,271 | 1,218,918 | 2,109,189 | 0 | 0 | 3,406,023 | 0% | – |
| 26 | Melilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141,315 | 401,304 | 542,619 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% | – |
| 27 | Cartagena | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2,759,910 | 5,151,146 | 7,911,056 | 25,948,007 | 0 | 150,794 | 0% | – |
| 28 | Baleares | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5,262,940 | 12,249,281 | 17,512,221 | 0 | 0 | 14,248 | 0% | – |
| System total | 6,670,127 | 5,430,360 | 12,100,487 | 101,661,573 | 138,625,321 | 240,286,894 | 125,842,906 | 12,571,374 | 149,839,593 | 100% | +4.6% |
Source: Puertos del Estado, Annual Data Dashboard. Consolidated series by port authority. See all statistics
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