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Passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil

Brazil: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 16.49 billion million passenger-km in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.49 billion million passenger-km
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
14th
of 101 countries
All-time high
16.49 billion million passenger-km
in 2019
All-time low
15.19 billion million passenger-km
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil, 2013–2019

05.0B10.0B15.0B2013201620192013: 15.2B million passenger-km2014: 15.9B million passenger-km2015: 15.9B million passenger-km2016: 15.6B million passenger-km2017: 15.8B million passenger-km2018: 16.4B million passenger-km2019: 16.5B million passenger-km

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 2019, passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil stood at 16.49 billion million passenger-km. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Brazil ranks 14th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil, year by year

Year million passenger-km Change
2013 15.19 billion million passenger-km —
2014 15.90 billion million passenger-km +4.7%
2015 15.88 billion million passenger-km -0.2%
2016 15.65 billion million passenger-km -1.4%
2017 15.81 billion million passenger-km +1.0%
2018 16.42 billion million passenger-km +3.9%
2019 16.49 billion million passenger-km +0.4%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 16.49 billion million passenger-km is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million million passenger-km, 32.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 16.49 billion million passenger-km is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 billion million passenger-km, 16.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 11 Pakistan 24.90 billion million passenger-km compare
  2. 12 United Kingdom 24.19 billion million passenger-km compare
  3. 13 Spain 17.00 billion million passenger-km compare
  4. 15 Poland 15.84 billion million passenger-km compare
  5. 16 Switzerland 14.31 billion million passenger-km compare
  6. 17 United States 12.46 billion million passenger-km compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil?
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil was 16.49 billion million passenger-km in 2019, 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 Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 16.49 billion million passenger-km in 2019.
What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 15.19 billion million passenger-km in 2013.
How does Brazil rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
Brazil ranks 14th out of 101 countries with data for 2019.
Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil 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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Indicator
Passenger-kilometers by rail
Unit
million passenger-km
Source
International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.