Reported passenger kilometers in Italy
Italy: Reported passenger kilometers was 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reported passenger kilometers in Italy, 1970–2022
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in passenger-kilometers.
Analysis
In 2022, reported passenger kilometers in Italy stood at 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers.
That represents a change of up 67.9% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported passenger kilometers in Italy peaked at 56.59 billion passenger-kilometers in 2019 and was at its lowest, 22.27 billion passenger-kilometers, in 2020.
Italy ranks 9th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.67 billion passenger-kilometers | 32.46 billion passenger-kilometers | 39.69 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.42 billion passenger-kilometers | 37.40 billion passenger-kilometers | 44.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.73 billion passenger-kilometers | 41.39 billion passenger-kilometers | 45.06 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.20 billion passenger-kilometers | 45.22 billion passenger-kilometers | 50.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 46.76 billion passenger-kilometers | 56.59 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 22.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers | 3 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 6 Russia 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 7 Germany 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 8 United Kingdom 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 10 Poland 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 11 United States 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 12 Turkey 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reported passenger kilometers in Italy?
- Reported passenger kilometers in Italy was 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported passenger kilometers recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 56.59 billion passenger-kilometers in 2019.
- What is the lowest reported passenger kilometers recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.27 billion passenger-kilometers in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for reported passenger kilometers?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.