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.
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
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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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About this data
Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.