Reported passenger kilometers in India
India: Reported passenger kilometers was 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
2nd
of 63 countries
All-time high
1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers
in 2017
All-time low
295.64 billion passenger-kilometers
in 1990
Years of data
28
1990–2017
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.
Reported passenger kilometers in India, year by year
| Year | passenger-kilometers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 295.64 billion passenger-kilometers | — |
| 1991 | 314.56 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.4% |
| 1992 | 300.10 billion passenger-kilometers | -4.6% |
| 1993 | 296.24 billion passenger-kilometers | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 319.36 billion passenger-kilometers | +7.8% |
| 1995 | 342.00 billion passenger-kilometers | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 357.01 billion passenger-kilometers | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 379.90 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 403.88 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 430.67 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 458.00 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 490.90 billion passenger-kilometers | +7.2% |
| 2002 | 515.00 billion passenger-kilometers | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 541.20 billion passenger-kilometers | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 575.70 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 615.61 billion passenger-kilometers | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 695.76 billion passenger-kilometers | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 769.96 billion passenger-kilometers | +10.7% |
| 2008 | 838.03 billion passenger-kilometers | +8.8% |
| 2009 | 903.47 billion passenger-kilometers | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 978.51 billion passenger-kilometers | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 1.05 trillion passenger-kilometers | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 1.10 trillion passenger-kilometers | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.14 trillion passenger-kilometers | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.15 trillion passenger-kilometers | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.14 trillion passenger-kilometers | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.15 trillion passenger-kilometers | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers | +1.0% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 1.16 trillion passenger-kilometers is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 2.25 billion passenger-kilometers, 515.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
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.