Railways passengers carried passenger km in Cameroon
Cameroon: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 225.37 million in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
225.37 million
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
71st
of 101 countries
All-time high
494.75 million
in 2011
All-time low
225.37 million
in 2020
Years of data
21
1995–2020
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Cameroon, 1995–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 225.37 million for railways passengers carried passenger km in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 11.5% on the previous year and down 51.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Cameroon peaked at 494.75 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 225.37 million, in 2020.
Cameroon ranks 71st of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 399.00 million | — |
| 1996 | 334.00 million | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 317.00 million | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 281.00 million | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 248.80 million | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 327.10 million | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 302.80 million | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 308.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 319.00 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 308.00 million | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 324.00 million | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 361.94 million | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 370.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 377.48 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 435.39 million | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 463.49 million | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 494.75 million | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 262.12 million | -47.0% |
| 2018 | 256.87 million | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 254.56 million | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 225.37 million | -11.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 225.37 million is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 225.37 million is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.00 million, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.96 million | 248.80 million | 399.00 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 343.42 million | 302.80 million | 435.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.36 million | 254.56 million | 494.75 million | 5 |
| 2020s | 225.37 million | 225.37 million | 225.37 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Cameroon?
- Railways passengers carried passenger km in Cameroon was 225.37 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 494.75 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.37 million in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Railways passengers carried passenger km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).