Passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon
Gabon: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 87.00 million million passenger-km in 2020. ▲ Rising
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon, 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
In 2020, passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon stood at 87.00 million million passenger-km.
The figure is down 49.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon peaked at 176.33 million million passenger-km in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.00 million million passenger-km, 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.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 77.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 85.00 million million passenger-km | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 85.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 87.77 million million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 94.00 million million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 63.00 million million passenger-km | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 97.00 million million passenger-km | +54.0% |
| 2003 | 86.00 million million passenger-km | -11.3% |
| 2004 | 92.00 million million passenger-km | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 95.00 million million passenger-km | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 76.00 million million passenger-km | -20.0% |
| 2007 | 99.00 million million passenger-km | +30.3% |
| 2008 | 95.00 million million passenger-km | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 102.00 million million passenger-km | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 111.00 million million passenger-km | +8.8% |
| 2011 | 118.00 million million passenger-km | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 127.00 million million passenger-km | +7.6% |
| 2013 | 125.00 million million passenger-km | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 109.00 million million passenger-km | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 112.00 million million passenger-km | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 127.00 million million passenger-km | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 174.00 million million passenger-km | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 176.33 million million passenger-km | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 171.28 million million passenger-km | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 87.00 million million passenger-km | -49.2% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 87.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million million passenger-km, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 87.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.00 million million passenger-km, 93% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger-kilometers by rail 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -49.2% | 171.28 million million passenger-km | 87.00 million million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.69 million million passenger-km | 77.00 million million passenger-km | 87.77 million million passenger-km | 4 |
| 2000s | 89.90 million million passenger-km | 63.00 million million passenger-km | 102.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.06 million million passenger-km | 109.00 million million passenger-km | 176.33 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.00 million million passenger-km | 87.00 million million passenger-km | 87.00 million million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 80 Iraq 99.68 million million passenger-km compare
- 81 Botswana 94.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 82 Mongolia 91.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 84 Ghana 85.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 85 Sudan 81.50 million million passenger-km compare
- 86 Benin 66.00 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Gabon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0505 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0031 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0931 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.107 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1347 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2352 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0167 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Gabon was 87.00 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 176.33 million million passenger-km in 2018.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.00 million million passenger-km in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Gabon ranks 83rd out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail 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 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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About this data
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.