Reported passenger kilometers in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Reported passenger kilometers was 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reported passenger kilometers in United Kingdom, 1970–2022
Source: OECD (2023); OECD (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in passenger-kilometers.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers for reported passenger kilometers in 2022.
That represents a change of up 65.8% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reported passenger kilometers in United Kingdom peaked at 82.55 billion passenger-kilometers in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.19 billion passenger-kilometers, in 2020.
That places United Kingdom 8th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.90 billion passenger-kilometers | 33.00 billion passenger-kilometers | 36.00 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.24 billion passenger-kilometers | 31.00 billion passenger-kilometers | 41.00 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.97 billion passenger-kilometers | 35.70 billion passenger-kilometers | 46.80 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.44 billion passenger-kilometers | 46.51 billion passenger-kilometers | 60.34 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.99 billion passenger-kilometers | 63.05 billion passenger-kilometers | 82.55 billion passenger-kilometers | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.39 billion passenger-kilometers | 24.19 billion passenger-kilometers | 51.15 billion passenger-kilometers | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 5 South Korea 100.38 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 6 Russia 78.57 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 7 Germany 57.53 billion passenger-kilometers compare
- 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
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Frequently asked questions
- What is reported passenger kilometers in United Kingdom?
- Reported passenger kilometers in United Kingdom was 51.15 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 82.55 billion passenger-kilometers in 2019.
- What is the lowest reported passenger kilometers recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.19 billion passenger-kilometers in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for reported passenger kilometers?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reported passenger kilometers rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.