Annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey

Turkey: Annual reported passenger kilometers was 19.79 billion in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
19.79 billion
Change on year
up 85.6%
World rank
12th
of 63 countries
All-time high
19.79 billion
in 2022
All-time low
4.62 billion
in 1976
Years of data
53
1970–2022

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey, 1970–2022

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 19.79 billion for annual reported passenger kilometers in 2022. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.6% on the previous year and up 199.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey peaked at 19.79 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.62 billion, in 1976.

Turkey ranks 12th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.

Annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey, 1970 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1970 5.56 billion —
1971 5.74 billion +3.2%
1972 5.34 billion -7.0%
1973 5.21 billion -2.3%
1974 5.75 billion +10.3%
1975 4.74 billion -17.7%
1976 4.62 billion -2.6%
1977 5.09 billion +10.2%
1978 5.60 billion +10.1%
1979 6.80 billion +21.4%
1980 6.01 billion -11.6%
1981 6.11 billion +1.6%
1982 5.44 billion -10.9%
1983 5.72 billion +5.2%
1984 6.28 billion +9.7%
1985 6.49 billion +3.4%
1986 6.05 billion -6.7%
1987 6.17 billion +2.0%
1988 6.71 billion +8.6%
1989 6.84 billion +2.0%
1990 6.41 billion -6.3%
1991 6.05 billion -5.6%
1992 6.26 billion +3.5%
1993 7.15 billion +14.2%
1994 6.33 billion -11.4%
1995 5.80 billion -8.5%
1996 5.23 billion -9.8%
1997 5.84 billion +11.7%
1998 6.16 billion +5.5%
1999 6.15 billion -0.2%
2000 5.83 billion -5.1%
2001 5.57 billion -4.5%
2002 5.20 billion -6.5%
2003 5.88 billion +13.0%
2004 5.24 billion -10.9%
2005 5.04 billion -3.8%
2006 5.28 billion +4.8%
2007 5.55 billion +5.2%
2008 5.10 billion -8.2%
2009 5.37 billion +5.4%
2010 5.49 billion +2.2%
2011 7.30 billion +32.9%
2012 6.61 billion -9.4%
2013 6.22 billion -5.9%
2014 7.40 billion +18.9%
2015 8.33 billion +12.5%
2016 7.83 billion -6.0%
2017 8.46 billion +8.1%
2018 8.94 billion +5.6%
2019 14.26 billion +59.5%
2020 8.30 billion -41.8%
2021 10.66 billion +28.5%
2022 19.79 billion +85.6%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 19.79 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 483.00 million, 41.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 19.79 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.74 billion, 5.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey 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
2022 +85.6% 10.66 billion 19.79 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.44 billion 4.62 billion 6.80 billion 10
1980s 6.18 billion 5.44 billion 6.84 billion 10
1990s 6.14 billion 5.23 billion 7.15 billion 10
2000s 5.41 billion 5.04 billion 5.88 billion 10
2010s 8.08 billion 5.49 billion 14.26 billion 10
2020s 12.92 billion 8.30 billion 19.79 billion 3

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 9 Italy 46.50 billion compare
  2. 10 Poland 23.83 billion compare
  3. 11 United States 21.20 billion compare
  4. 13 Switzerland 19.34 billion compare
  5. 14 Spain 17.48 billion compare
  6. 15 Netherlands 17.10 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey?
Annual reported passenger kilometers in Turkey was 19.79 billion in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 19.79 billion in 2022.
What is the lowest annual reported passenger kilometers recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 4.62 billion in 1976.
How does Turkey rank for annual reported passenger kilometers?
Turkey ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
Is annual reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 199.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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
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Coverage
63 places, 2,649 data points, 1970–2022
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