Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia

Estonia: Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed was 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
6,053 Thousand train-kilometres
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
6,053 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2024
All-time low
2,201 Thousand train-kilometres
in 2002
Years of data
33
1992–2024

Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia, 1992–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k1992200820241992: 5.4k Thousand train-kilometres1993: 5.5k Thousand train-kilometres1994: 5.2k Thousand train-kilometres1995: 5.0k Thousand train-kilometres1996: 4.3k Thousand train-kilometres1997: 4.2k Thousand train-kilometres1998: 4.2k Thousand train-kilometres1999: 4.1k Thousand train-kilometres2000: 4.0k Thousand train-kilometres2001: 2.7k Thousand train-kilometres2002: 2.2k Thousand train-kilometres2003: 3.3k Thousand train-kilometres2004: 3.2k Thousand train-kilometres2005: 3.0k Thousand train-kilometres2006: 3.0k Thousand train-kilometres2007: 3.4k Thousand train-kilometres2008: 3.5k Thousand train-kilometres2009: 3.2k Thousand train-kilometres2010: 3.4k Thousand train-kilometres2011: 3.2k Thousand train-kilometres2012: 3.2k Thousand train-kilometres2013: 3.3k Thousand train-kilometres2014: 4.9k Thousand train-kilometres2015: 5.2k Thousand train-kilometres2016: 5.4k Thousand train-kilometres2017: 5.5k Thousand train-kilometres2018: 5.5k Thousand train-kilometres2019: 5.6k Thousand train-kilometres2020: 5.3k Thousand train-kilometres2021: 5.8k Thousand train-kilometres2022: 5.8k Thousand train-kilometres2023: 6.0k Thousand train-kilometres2024: 6.1k Thousand train-kilometres

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand train-kilometres.

Analysis

In 2024, passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia stood at 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia peaked at 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2,201 Thousand train-kilometres, in 2002.

That places Estonia 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.

Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia, 1992 to 2024.
Year Thousand train-kilometres Change
1992 5,426 Thousand train-kilometres
1993 5,480 Thousand train-kilometres +1.0%
1994 5,200 Thousand train-kilometres -5.1%
1995 4,974 Thousand train-kilometres -4.3%
1996 4,276 Thousand train-kilometres -14.0%
1997 4,229 Thousand train-kilometres -1.1%
1998 4,160 Thousand train-kilometres -1.6%
1999 4,093 Thousand train-kilometres -1.6%
2000 3,985 Thousand train-kilometres -2.6%
2001 2,714 Thousand train-kilometres -31.9%
2002 2,201 Thousand train-kilometres -18.9%
2003 3,339 Thousand train-kilometres +51.7%
2004 3,221 Thousand train-kilometres -3.5%
2005 3,037 Thousand train-kilometres -5.7%
2006 3,036 Thousand train-kilometres -0.0%
2007 3,424 Thousand train-kilometres +12.8%
2008 3,522 Thousand train-kilometres +2.9%
2009 3,233 Thousand train-kilometres -8.2%
2010 3,353 Thousand train-kilometres +3.7%
2011 3,208 Thousand train-kilometres -4.3%
2012 3,161 Thousand train-kilometres -1.5%
2013 3,337 Thousand train-kilometres +5.6%
2014 4,925 Thousand train-kilometres +47.6%
2015 5,214 Thousand train-kilometres +5.9%
2016 5,392 Thousand train-kilometres +3.4%
2017 5,475 Thousand train-kilometres +1.5%
2018 5,512 Thousand train-kilometres +0.7%
2019 5,641 Thousand train-kilometres +2.3%
2020 5,329 Thousand train-kilometres -5.5%
2021 5,773 Thousand train-kilometres +8.3%
2022 5,778 Thousand train-kilometres +0.1%
2023 6,026 Thousand train-kilometres +4.3%
2024 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres +0.4%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35,852 Thousand train-kilometres, 17% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres is below the median for high income countries, which is 62,988 Thousand train-kilometres, 10% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia 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
2003 +51.7% 2,201 Thousand train-kilometres 3,339 Thousand train-kilometres
2014 +47.6% 3,337 Thousand train-kilometres 4,925 Thousand train-kilometres

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4,730 Thousand train-kilometres 4,093 Thousand train-kilometres 5,480 Thousand train-kilometres 8
2000s 3,171 Thousand train-kilometres 2,201 Thousand train-kilometres 3,985 Thousand train-kilometres 10
2010s 4,522 Thousand train-kilometres 3,161 Thousand train-kilometres 5,641 Thousand train-kilometres 10
2020s 5,792 Thousand train-kilometres 5,329 Thousand train-kilometres 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 35 Greece 6,929 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  2. 36 Lithuania 6,237 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  3. 36 Lithuania 6,237 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  4. 38 Estonia 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  5. 40 Georgia 2,201 Thousand train-kilometres compare
  6. 41 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,462 Thousand train-kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia?
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed in Estonia was 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 6,053 Thousand train-kilometres in 2024.
What is the lowest passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 2,201 Thousand train-kilometres in 2002.
How does Estonia rank for passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed?
Estonia ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Passenger train traffic performance by type of train speed
Unit
Thousand train-kilometres
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,356 data points, 1970–2024
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