Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico

Mexico: Annual reported passenger kilometers was 466.00 million in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
466.00 million
Change on year
down 10.9%
World rank
50th
of 63 countries
All-time high
6.01 billion
in 1985
All-time low
67.00 million
in 2001
Years of data
52
1970–2021

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico, 1970–2021

02.0B4.0B6.0B197019952021

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 466.00 million for annual reported passenger kilometers in 2021.

The figure is down 10.9% on the previous year and down 47.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico peaked at 6.01 billion in 1985 and was at its lowest, 67.00 million, in 2001.

Mexico ranks 50th of 63 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico, 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 4.53 billion —
1971 4.36 billion -3.8%
1972 4.49 billion +2.8%
1973 4.06 billion -9.5%
1974 4.61 billion +13.7%
1975 4.12 billion -10.6%
1976 4.06 billion -1.6%
1977 5.04 billion +24.2%
1978 5.33 billion +5.7%
1979 5.25 billion -1.4%
1980 5.30 billion +0.8%
1981 5.30 billion +0.2%
1982 5.26 billion -0.8%
1983 5.63 billion +7.0%
1984 5.95 billion +5.7%
1985 6.01 billion +1.1%
1986 5.87 billion -2.4%
1987 5.83 billion -0.7%
1988 5.62 billion -3.6%
1989 5.38 billion -4.2%
1990 5.34 billion -0.9%
1991 4.69 billion -12.2%
1992 4.79 billion +2.3%
1993 3.22 billion -32.9%
1994 3.71 billion +15.3%
1995 1.90 billion -48.8%
1996 1.80 billion -5.3%
1997 1.51 billion -16.2%
1998 460.00 million -69.5%
1999 254.00 million -44.8%
2000 82.00 million -67.7%
2001 67.00 million -18.3%
2002 69.00 million +3.0%
2003 78.00 million +13.0%
2004 74.00 million -5.1%
2005 73.00 million -1.4%
2006 76.00 million +4.1%
2007 84.00 million +10.5%
2008 178.00 million +111.9%
2009 449.00 million +152.2%
2010 843.00 million +87.8%
2011 891.00 million +5.7%
2012 970.00 million +8.9%
2013 1.04 billion +6.8%
2014 1.15 billion +11.0%
2015 1.41 billion +22.7%
2016 1.48 billion +5.0%
2017 1.55 billion +4.7%
2018 1.59 billion +2.6%
2019 1.57 billion -1.3%
2020 523.00 million -66.7%
2021 466.00 million -10.9%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 466.00 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 483.00 million, 96% of the median. (21 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico 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
2009 +152.2% 178.00 million 449.00 million
2008 +111.9% 84.00 million 178.00 million
2010 +87.8% 449.00 million 843.00 million
1998 -69.5% 1.51 billion 460.00 million
2000 -67.7% 254.00 million 82.00 million
2020 -66.7% 1.57 billion 523.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.59 billion 4.06 billion 5.33 billion 10
1980s 5.62 billion 5.26 billion 6.01 billion 10
1990s 2.77 billion 254.00 million 5.34 billion 10
2000s 123.00 million 67.00 million 449.00 million 10
2010s 1.25 billion 843.00 million 1.59 billion 10
2020s 494.50 million 466.00 million 523.00 million 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 47 New Zealand 738.00 million compare
  2. 48 Latvia 541.00 million compare
  3. 49 Georgia 483.00 million compare
  4. 51 Lithuania 433.00 million compare
  5. 52 Serbia 426.00 million compare
  6. 53 Luxembourg 389.00 million compare

See the full ranking of 63 places →

More reference data data for Mexico

All data for Mexico →

Frequently asked questions

What is annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico?
Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico was 466.00 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 6.01 billion in 1985.
What is the lowest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 67.00 million in 2001.
How does Mexico rank for annual reported passenger kilometers?
Mexico ranks 50th out of 63 countries with data for 2021.
Is annual reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Mexico 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/annual-reported-passenger-kilometers/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/annual-reported-passenger-kilometers/mexico/">Annual reported passenger kilometers in Mexico</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed