Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon

Gabon: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 87.00 million in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
87.00 million
Change on year
down 49.2%
World rank
83rd
of 101 countries
All-time high
176.33 million
in 2018
All-time low
63.00 million
in 2001
Years of data
25
1995–2020

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon, 1995–2020

050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M1995200720201995: 77.0M1996: 85.0M1997: 85.0M1999: 87.8M2000: 94.0M2001: 63.0M2002: 97.0M2003: 86.0M2004: 92.0M2005: 95.0M2006: 76.0M2007: 99.0M2008: 95.0M2009: 102.0M2010: 111.0M2011: 118.0M2012: 127.0M2013: 125.0M2014: 109.0M2015: 112.0M2016: 127.0M2017: 174.0M2018: 176.3M2019: 171.3M2020: 87.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon stood at 87.00 million.

The figure is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon peaked at 176.33 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.00 million, in 2001.

Gabon ranks 83rd of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 77.00 million —
1996 85.00 million +10.4%
1997 85.00 million +0.0%
1999 87.77 million +3.3%
2000 94.00 million +7.1%
2001 63.00 million -33.0%
2002 97.00 million +54.0%
2003 86.00 million -11.3%
2004 92.00 million +7.0%
2005 95.00 million +3.3%
2006 76.00 million -20.0%
2007 99.00 million +30.3%
2008 95.00 million -4.0%
2009 102.00 million +7.4%
2010 111.00 million +8.8%
2011 118.00 million +6.3%
2012 127.00 million +7.6%
2013 125.00 million -1.6%
2014 109.00 million -12.8%
2015 112.00 million +2.8%
2016 127.00 million +13.4%
2017 174.00 million +37.0%
2018 176.33 million +1.3%
2019 171.28 million -2.9%
2020 87.00 million -49.2%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 87.00 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 87.00 million is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.00 million, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2020 -49.2% 171.28 million 87.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 83.69 million 77.00 million 87.77 million 4
2000s 89.90 million 63.00 million 102.00 million 10
2010s 135.06 million 109.00 million 176.33 million 10
2020s 87.00 million 87.00 million 87.00 million 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 80 Iraq 99.68 million compare
  2. 81 Botswana 94.00 million compare
  3. 82 Mongolia 91.00 million compare
  4. 84 Ghana 85.00 million compare
  5. 85 Sudan 81.50 million compare
  6. 86 Benin 66.00 million compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

More reference data data for Gabon

All data for Gabon →

Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon was 87.00 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 176.33 million in 2018.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 63.00 million in 2001.
How does Gabon rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Gabon ranks 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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 — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 14 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/railways-passengers-carried-passenger-km/gabon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/railways-passengers-carried-passenger-km/gabon/">Railways passengers carried passenger km in Gabon</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Railways passengers carried passenger km
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed