Reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia
Malaysia: Reported passenger kilometers was 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers in 2018. ▲ Rising
Reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia, 1995–2018
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in passenger-kilometers.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers for reported passenger kilometers in 2018.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia peaked at 2.50 billion passenger-kilometers in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.18 billion passenger-kilometers, in 2001.
Malaysia ranks 36th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | passenger-kilometers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.27 billion passenger-kilometers | — |
| 1996 | 1.37 billion passenger-kilometers | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.49 billion passenger-kilometers | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.40 billion passenger-kilometers | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.32 billion passenger-kilometers | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.22 billion passenger-kilometers | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.18 billion passenger-kilometers | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.26 billion passenger-kilometers | +91.0% |
| 2003 | 1.93 billion passenger-kilometers | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 1.93 billion passenger-kilometers | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.15 billion passenger-kilometers | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 2.12 billion passenger-kilometers | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.19 billion passenger-kilometers | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.27 billion passenger-kilometers | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.35 billion passenger-kilometers | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.42 billion passenger-kilometers | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.50 billion passenger-kilometers | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.41 billion passenger-kilometers | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 billion passenger-kilometers | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.34 billion passenger-kilometers | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 2.47 billion passenger-kilometers | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers | -6.1% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 483.00 million passenger-kilometers, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.68 billion passenger-kilometers, 41% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +91.0% | 1.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.26 billion passenger-kilometers |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.27 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.49 billion passenger-kilometers | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.35 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.30 billion passenger-kilometers | 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers | 2.50 billion passenger-kilometers | 9 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 33 Slovakia 3.35 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 34 Vietnam 3.17 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 35 Norway 3.06 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 37 Myanmar 2.25 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 38 Israel 1.96 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 1.80 billion passenger-kilometers compare
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia?
- Reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia was 2.32 billion passenger-kilometers in 2018, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported passenger kilometers recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 billion passenger-kilometers in 2011.
- What is the lowest reported passenger kilometers recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 billion passenger-kilometers in 2001.
- How does Malaysia rank for reported passenger kilometers?
- Malaysia ranks 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
- Is reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.