Passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil
Brazil: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 16.49 billion million passenger-km in 2019. ▲ Rising
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Brazil, 2013–2019
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.
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 11 Pakistan 24.90 billion million passenger-km compare
- 12 United Kingdom 24.19 billion million passenger-km compare
- 13 Spain 17.00 billion million passenger-km compare
- 15 Poland 15.84 billion million passenger-km compare
- 16 Switzerland 14.31 billion million passenger-km compare
- 17 United States 12.46 billion million passenger-km compare
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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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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.