Passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia
Estonia: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 290.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
290.00 million million passenger-km
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
67th
of 101 countries
All-time high
421.00 million million passenger-km
in 1995
All-time low
178.00 million million passenger-km
in 2002
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia, 1995–2021
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 2021, passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia stood at 290.00 million million passenger-km.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia peaked at 421.00 million million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 178.00 million million passenger-km, in 2002.
That places Estonia 67th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 421.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 309.00 million million passenger-km | -26.6% |
| 1997 | 262.00 million million passenger-km | -15.2% |
| 1998 | 236.00 million million passenger-km | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 238.00 million million passenger-km | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 263.00 million million passenger-km | +10.5% |
| 2001 | 182.00 million million passenger-km | -30.8% |
| 2002 | 178.00 million million passenger-km | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 181.00 million million passenger-km | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 192.00 million million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 247.00 million million passenger-km | +28.6% |
| 2006 | 256.00 million million passenger-km | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 272.00 million million passenger-km | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 274.00 million million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 249.00 million million passenger-km | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 248.00 million million passenger-km | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 241.00 million million passenger-km | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 236.00 million million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 225.00 million million passenger-km | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 282.00 million million passenger-km | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 289.00 million million passenger-km | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 316.00 million million passenger-km | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 367.00 million million passenger-km | +16.1% |
| 2018 | 417.00 million million passenger-km | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 392.00 million million passenger-km | -6.0% |
| 2020 | 263.00 million million passenger-km | -32.9% |
| 2021 | 290.00 million million passenger-km | +10.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 290.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 billion million passenger-km, 5% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 290.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion million passenger-km, 11% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293.20 million million passenger-km | 236.00 million million passenger-km | 421.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 229.40 million million passenger-km | 178.00 million million passenger-km | 274.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 301.30 million million passenger-km | 225.00 million million passenger-km | 417.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 276.50 million million passenger-km | 263.00 million million passenger-km | 290.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 64 Algeria 348.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 65 Lithuania 329.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 66 Luxembourg 304.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 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
More reference data data for Estonia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Estonia was 290.00 million million passenger-km in 2021, 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 421.00 million million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 178.00 million million passenger-km in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Estonia ranks 67th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.