Passenger-kilometers by rail in Algeria
Algeria: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 348.00 million million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Algeria, 1995–2020
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2020, passenger-kilometers by rail in Algeria stood at 348.00 million million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 76.1% on the previous year and down 66.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Algeria peaked at 1.83 billion million passenger-km in 1996 and was at its lowest, 348.00 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Algeria 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.44 billion million passenger-km | 1.07 billion million passenger-km | 1.83 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 957.75 million million passenger-km | 757.53 million million passenger-km | 1.14 billion million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 billion million passenger-km | 1.04 billion million passenger-km | 1.60 billion million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2020s | 348.00 million million passenger-km | 348.00 million million passenger-km | 348.00 million million passenger-km | 1 |
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- Summer temperature anomalies 1.58 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 1.65 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7559 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.0968 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Algeria?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Algeria was 348.00 million million passenger-km in 2020, according to International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 1.83 billion million passenger-km in 1996.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 348.00 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Algeria rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Algeria ranks 64th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Passenger-kilometers by rail. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.