Annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland
Switzerland: Annual reported passenger kilometers was 19.34 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.34 billion
Change on year
up 35.2%
World rank
13th
of 63 countries
All-time high
21.74 billion
in 2019
All-time low
9.22 billion
in 1975
Years of data
53
1970–2022
Annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland, 1970–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland stood at 19.34 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland peaked at 21.74 billion in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.22 billion, in 1975.
That places Switzerland 13th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.34 billion | — |
| 1971 | 9.44 billion | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 9.50 billion | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 9.64 billion | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 9.54 billion | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 9.22 billion | -3.3% |
| 1976 | 9.36 billion | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 9.24 billion | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 9.31 billion | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 9.52 billion | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 9.96 billion | +4.7% |
| 1981 | 9.88 billion | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 9.73 billion | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 9.74 billion | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 9.78 billion | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.16 billion | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 10.10 billion | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 11.70 billion | +15.8% |
| 1988 | 12.00 billion | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 12.28 billion | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 12.68 billion | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 13.83 billion | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 13.21 billion | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 13.38 billion | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 13.84 billion | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 11.71 billion | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 11.89 billion | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 12.05 billion | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 12.15 billion | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 12.50 billion | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 12.62 billion | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 13.30 billion | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 14.15 billion | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 14.51 billion | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 14.91 billion | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 16.14 billion | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 16.58 billion | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 17.43 billion | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 17.78 billion | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 18.57 billion | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 19.18 billion | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 19.47 billion | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.26 billion | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 19.45 billion | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.01 billion | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 20.39 billion | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 20.81 billion | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.86 billion | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.61 billion | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 21.74 billion | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 13.33 billion | -38.7% |
| 2021 | 14.31 billion | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 19.34 billion | +35.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 19.34 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.56 billion, 2.9× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 19.34 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.74 billion, 5.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -38.7% | 21.74 billion | 13.33 billion |
| 2022 | +35.2% | 14.31 billion | 19.34 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.41 billion | 9.22 billion | 9.64 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.53 billion | 9.73 billion | 12.28 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.72 billion | 11.71 billion | 13.84 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.60 billion | 12.62 billion | 18.57 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.18 billion | 19.18 billion | 21.74 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.66 billion | 13.33 billion | 19.34 billion | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More reference data data for Switzerland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland?
- Annual reported passenger kilometers in Switzerland was 19.34 billion in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.74 billion in 2019.
- What is the lowest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.22 billion in 1975.
- How does Switzerland rank for annual reported passenger kilometers?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is annual reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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 — 53 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).