Passenger-kilometers by rail by country
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.
Countries reporting
99
Highest
946.50 billion million passenger-km
China
Lowest
68,000 million passenger-km
Eswatini
Median
929.34 million million passenger-km
Years covered
27
1995–2021
Data points
2,125
What the numbers show
Passenger-kilometers by rail is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 946.50 billion million passenger-km in China; the lowest is 68,000 million passenger-km in Eswatini.
The median across all reporting countries is 929.34 million million passenger-km, and the mean is 22.27 billion million passenger-km.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 43,073.8%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 95.5%).
Passenger-kilometers by rail: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 946.50 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 2 | Japan | 263.21 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 33.1% | flat |
| 3 | India | 231.13 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 76.4% | rising |
| 4 | Russia | 103.45 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 5 | South Korea | 100.38 billion million passenger-km | 2019 | up 80.9% | rising |
| 6 | France | 86.85 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 7 | Germany | 58.82 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 29.9% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 40.84 billion million passenger-km | 2008 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 9 | Indonesia | 29.07 billion million passenger-km | 2019 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 27.69 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 40.9% | flat |
| 11 | Pakistan | 24.90 billion million passenger-km | 2018 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 24.19 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 61.6% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 17.00 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 25.4% | rising |
| 14 | Brazil | 16.49 billion million passenger-km | 2019 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 15.84 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 16 | Switzerland | 14.31 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 26.5% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 12.46 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 18 | Iran | 11.23 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 19 | Netherlands | 10.90 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 33.9% | rising |
| 20 | Ukraine | 10.70 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 21 | Turkey | 10.68 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 10.04 billion million passenger-km | 2016 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 9.33 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 8.65 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 45.3% | rising |
| 25 | Austria | 8.43 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 22.5% | rising |
| 26 | Argentina | 8.36 billion million passenger-km | 2017 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 27 | Sweden | 8.01 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 29.6% | rising |
| 28 | Sri Lanka | 7.41 billion million passenger-km | 2015 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 6.97 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 30 | Czechia | 6.82 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 31 | Denmark | 6.56 billion million passenger-km | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 6.02 billion million passenger-km | 2017 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 33 | Romania | 5.91 billion million passenger-km | 2019 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 34 | Hungary | 5.44 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 35 | Belarus | 4.49 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 36 | Morocco | 4.46 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 37 | Myanmar | 4.16 billion million passenger-km | 2004 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 3.50 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 74.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 3.13 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 2.91 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 41 | Finland | 2.90 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 25.2% | rising |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 2.34 billion million passenger-km | 2017 | up 49.0% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 2.05 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 1.96 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Norway | 1.78 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 42.1% | flat |
| 46 | Vietnam | 1.52 billion million passenger-km | 2020 | down 65.4% | rising |
| 47 | Cuba | 1.28 billion million passenger-km | 2007 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 48 | Syria | 1.22 billion million passenger-km | 2013 | up 132.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Bulgaria | 1.21 billion million passenger-km | 2021 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 50 | Malaysia | 929.34 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 61.5% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 802.03 million million passenger-km | 2020 | — | rising |
| 53 | Chile | 738.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 13.3% | rising |
| 54 | Greece | 653.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 55 | Tunisia | 633.33 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 56 | Slovenia | 542.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 57 | Croatia | 540.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 58 | Canada | 536.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 59 | Jordan | 503.54 million million passenger-km | 2010 | up 43,073.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Tanzania | 475.00 million million passenger-km | 2006 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 61 | Mexico | 466.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 47.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Philippines | 384.00 million million passenger-km | 2016 | up 362.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Latvia | 360.80 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 64 | Algeria | 348.00 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 65 | Lithuania | 329.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 290.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 68 | Georgia | 273.27 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 57.4% | rising |
| 69 | Congo | 266.47 million million passenger-km | 2012 | up 250.6% | flat |
| 70 | Mozambique | 246.80 million million passenger-km | 2011 | up 73.8% | falling |
| 71 | Cameroon | 225.37 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 72 | Mali | 196.30 million million passenger-km | 2002 | down 22.8% | falling |
| 73 | Serbia | 191.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Nigeria | 173.63 million million passenger-km | 2005 | down 63.8% | falling |
| 75 | Djibouti | 145.00 million million passenger-km | 2005 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 76 | Saudi Arabia | 134.65 million million passenger-km | 2018 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 77 | Senegal | 129.00 million million passenger-km | 2006 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 78 | Kenya | 109.24 million million passenger-km | 2007 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 104.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 80 | Iraq | 99.68 million million passenger-km | 2010 | down 73.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 94.00 million million passenger-km | 2006 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 91.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 93.5% | falling |
| 83 | Gabon | 87.00 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 21.6% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 85.00 million million passenger-km | 2006 | down 59.7% | falling |
| 85 | Sudan | 81.50 million million passenger-km | 2014 | up 154.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 66.00 million million passenger-km | 2003 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 87 | Armenia | 55.00 million million passenger-km | 2017 | up 129.2% | falling |
| 88 | Cambodia | 45.00 million million passenger-km | 2005 | up 16.6% | flat |
| 89 | Montenegro | 27.80 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 69.3% | falling |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 25.35 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 82.5% | falling |
| 91 | Moldova | 23.30 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 93.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 21.70 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | 21.00 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 74.6% | falling |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15.00 million million passenger-km | 2020 | down 74.6% | rising |
| 95 | Cote d'Ivoire | 10.00 million million passenger-km | 2003 | down 93.8% | falling |
| 95 | Madagascar | 10.00 million million passenger-km | 2007 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Uruguay | 8.00 million million passenger-km | 2015 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 7.25 million million passenger-km | 2021 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Zambia | 4.18 million million passenger-km | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 812,000 million passenger-km | 2021 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Eswatini | 68,000 million passenger-km | 2011 | — | volatile |
About this data
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.