Reported passenger kilometers in India
India: Reported passenger kilometers was 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers in 2017. ▲ Rising
Reported passenger kilometers in India, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in passenger-kilometers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reported passenger kilometers in India is 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported passenger kilometers in India peaked at 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers in 2017 and was at its lowest, 295.64 billion passenger-kilometers, in 1990.
India ranks 2nd of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 343.94 billion passenger-kilometers | 295.64 billion passenger-kilometers | 430.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2000s | 640.36 billion passenger-kilometers | 458.00 billion passenger-kilometers | 903.47 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.11 trillion passenger-kilometers | 978.51 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reported passenger kilometers in India?
- Reported passenger kilometers in India was 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers in 2017, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported passenger kilometers recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers in 2017.
- What is the lowest reported passenger kilometers recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 295.64 billion passenger-kilometers in 1990.
- How does India rank for reported passenger kilometers?
- India ranks 2nd out of 63 countries with data for 2017.
- Is reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reported passenger kilometers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.