Passenger-kilometers by rail in Egypt
Egypt: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 40.84 billion million passenger-km in 2008. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Egypt, 1995–2008
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 40.84 billion million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2008.
The figure is down 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Egypt peaked at 73.56 billion million passenger-km in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.80 billion million passenger-km, in 2005.
That places Egypt 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Egypt, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 52.41 billion million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 55.44 billion million passenger-km | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 60.62 billion million passenger-km | +9.3% |
| 1998 | 64.86 billion million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 67.98 billion million passenger-km | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 73.56 billion million passenger-km | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 46.06 billion million passenger-km | -37.4% |
| 2002 | 40.84 billion million passenger-km | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 41.05 billion million passenger-km | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.80 billion million passenger-km | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 40.83 billion million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 40.84 billion million passenger-km | +0.0% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 40.84 billion million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million million passenger-km, 235.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 40.84 billion million passenger-km is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million million passenger-km, 44.0× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.26 billion million passenger-km | 52.41 billion million passenger-km | 67.98 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 46.28 billion million passenger-km | 40.80 billion million passenger-km | 73.56 billion million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 5 South Korea 100.38 billion million passenger-km compare
- 6 France 86.85 billion million passenger-km compare
- 7 Germany 58.82 billion million passenger-km compare
- 9 Indonesia 29.07 billion million passenger-km compare
- 10 Italy 27.69 billion million passenger-km compare
- 11 Pakistan 24.90 billion million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Egypt
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.956 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.4622 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 25.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 71.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 6.55 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Egypt?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Egypt was 40.84 billion million passenger-km in 2008, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 73.56 billion million passenger-km in 2000.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.80 billion million passenger-km in 2005.
- How does Egypt rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Egypt ranks 8th out of 101 countries with data for 2008.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Egypt 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.