Passenger-kilometers by rail in Cameroon
Cameroon: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 225.37 million million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
225.37 million million passenger-km
Change on year
down 11.5%
World rank
71st
of 101 countries
All-time high
494.75 million million passenger-km
in 2011
All-time low
225.37 million million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
21
1995–2020
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Cameroon, 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
Cameroon recorded 225.37 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail 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, passenger-kilometers by rail in Cameroon peaked at 494.75 million million passenger-km in 2011 and was at its lowest, 225.37 million million passenger-km, 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.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 399.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 334.00 million million passenger-km | -16.3% |
| 1997 | 317.00 million million passenger-km | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 281.00 million million passenger-km | -11.4% |
| 1999 | 248.80 million million passenger-km | -11.5% |
| 2000 | 327.10 million million passenger-km | +31.5% |
| 2001 | 302.80 million million passenger-km | -7.4% |
| 2002 | 308.50 million million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 319.00 million million passenger-km | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 308.00 million million passenger-km | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 324.00 million million passenger-km | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 361.94 million million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 370.00 million million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 377.48 million million passenger-km | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 435.39 million million passenger-km | +15.3% |
| 2010 | 463.49 million million passenger-km | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 494.75 million million passenger-km | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 262.12 million million passenger-km | -47.0% |
| 2018 | 256.87 million million passenger-km | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 254.56 million million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 225.37 million million passenger-km | -11.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 225.37 million million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million million passenger-km, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 225.37 million million passenger-km is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.00 million million passenger-km, 2.4× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 315.96 million million passenger-km | 248.80 million million passenger-km | 399.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 343.42 million million passenger-km | 302.80 million million passenger-km | 435.39 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 346.36 million million passenger-km | 254.56 million million passenger-km | 494.75 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2020s | 225.37 million million passenger-km | 225.37 million million passenger-km | 225.37 million million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 68 Georgia 273.27 million million passenger-km compare
- 69 Congo 266.47 million million passenger-km compare
- 70 Mozambique 246.80 million million passenger-km compare
- 72 Mali 196.30 million million passenger-km compare
- 73 Serbia 191.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 74 Nigeria 173.63 million million passenger-km compare
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 passenger-kilometers by rail in Cameroon?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Cameroon was 225.37 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 494.75 million million passenger-km in 2011.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 225.37 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Cameroon rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Cameroon ranks 71st out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail 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 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.