Annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia

Malaysia: Annual reported passenger kilometers was 2.32 billion in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
2.32 billion
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
36th
of 63 countries
All-time high
2.50 billion
in 2011
All-time low
1.18 billion
in 2001
Years of data
24
1995–2018

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia, 1995–2018

0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B1995200620181995: 1.3B1996: 1.4B1997: 1.5B1998: 1.4B1999: 1.3B2000: 1.2B2001: 1.2B2002: 2.3B2003: 1.9B2004: 1.9B2005: 2.2B2006: 2.1B2007: 2.2B2008: 2.3B2009: 2.3B2010: 2.4B2011: 2.5B2012: 2.3B2013: 2.4B2014: 2.0B2015: 2.0B2016: 2.3B2017: 2.5B2018: 2.3B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Malaysia recorded 2.32 billion for annual 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, annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia peaked at 2.50 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.18 billion, 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.

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia, year by year

Annual values for Annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia, 1995 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1995 1.27 billion —
1996 1.37 billion +7.9%
1997 1.49 billion +8.9%
1998 1.40 billion -6.4%
1999 1.32 billion -5.8%
2000 1.22 billion -7.3%
2001 1.18 billion -3.2%
2002 2.26 billion +91.0%
2003 1.93 billion -14.4%
2004 1.93 billion +0.0%
2005 2.15 billion +11.4%
2006 2.12 billion -1.5%
2007 2.19 billion +3.4%
2008 2.27 billion +3.4%
2009 2.35 billion +3.4%
2010 2.42 billion +2.9%
2011 2.50 billion +3.4%
2012 2.32 billion -7.0%
2013 2.41 billion +4.0%
2014 1.99 billion -17.7%
2015 1.96 billion -1.1%
2016 2.34 billion +19.3%
2017 2.47 billion +5.3%
2018 2.32 billion -6.1%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 2.32 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 483.00 million, 4.8× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 2.32 billion is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.68 billion, 41% of the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual 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.

YearChange FromTo
2002 +91.0% 1.18 billion 2.26 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.37 billion 1.27 billion 1.49 billion 5
2000s 1.96 billion 1.18 billion 2.35 billion 10
2010s 2.30 billion 1.96 billion 2.50 billion 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 33 Slovakia 3.35 billion compare
  2. 34 Vietnam 3.17 billion compare
  3. 35 Norway 3.06 billion compare
  4. 37 Myanmar 2.25 billion compare
  5. 38 Israel 1.96 billion compare
  6. 39 Uzbekistan 1.80 billion compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia?
Annual reported passenger kilometers in Malaysia was 2.32 billion in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 2.50 billion in 2011.
What is the lowest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 1.18 billion in 2001.
How does Malaysia rank for annual reported passenger kilometers?
Malaysia ranks 36th out of 63 countries with data for 2018.
Is annual 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Annual reported passenger kilometers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual reported passenger kilometers
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
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