Reported passenger kilometers in Turkey
Turkey: Reported passenger kilometers was 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reported passenger kilometers in Turkey, 1970–2022
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in passenger-kilometers.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers for 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, reported passenger kilometers in Turkey peaked at 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.62 billion passenger-kilometers, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 4.62 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.80 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.18 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 6.84 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.14 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.23 billion passenger-kilometers | 7.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.41 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.04 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.88 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.08 billion passenger-kilometers | 5.49 billion passenger-kilometers | 14.26 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.92 billion passenger-kilometers | 8.30 billion passenger-kilometers | 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 9 Italy 46.50 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 10 Poland 23.83 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 11 United States 21.20 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 13 Switzerland 19.34 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 14 Spain 17.48 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 15 Netherlands 17.10 billion passenger-kilometers compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reported passenger kilometers in Turkey?
- Reported passenger kilometers in Turkey was 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022, according to OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reported passenger kilometers recorded in Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 19.79 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022.
- What is the lowest reported passenger kilometers recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 billion passenger-kilometers in 1976.
- How does Turkey rank for reported passenger kilometers?
- Turkey ranks 12th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is 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 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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Number of kilometers traveled by passengers by rail.