Passenger-kilometers by rail in Georgia
Georgia: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 273.27 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
273.27 million million passenger-km
Change on year
up 10.7%
World rank
68th
of 101 countries
All-time high
808.00 million million passenger-km
in 2006
All-time low
246.94 million million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Georgia, 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 Georgia stood at 273.27 million million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Georgia peaked at 808.00 million million passenger-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 246.94 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
Georgia ranks 68th of 101 countries on this measure, 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 371.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 380.00 million million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 294.00 million million passenger-km | -22.6% |
| 1998 | 397.00 million million passenger-km | +35.0% |
| 1999 | 349.00 million million passenger-km | -12.1% |
| 2000 | 453.00 million million passenger-km | +29.8% |
| 2001 | 401.00 million million passenger-km | -11.5% |
| 2002 | 401.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 396.00 million million passenger-km | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 614.00 million million passenger-km | +55.1% |
| 2005 | 713.00 million million passenger-km | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 808.00 million million passenger-km | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 773.00 million million passenger-km | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 674.00 million million passenger-km | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 626.00 million million passenger-km | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 654.00 million million passenger-km | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 641.00 million million passenger-km | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 625.00 million million passenger-km | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 585.00 million million passenger-km | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 550.00 million million passenger-km | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 464.60 million million passenger-km | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 544.50 million million passenger-km | +17.2% |
| 2017 | 596.70 million million passenger-km | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 633.60 million million passenger-km | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 676.64 million million passenger-km | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 246.94 million million passenger-km | -63.5% |
| 2021 | 273.27 million million passenger-km | +10.7% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 273.27 million million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million million passenger-km, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 273.27 million million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion million passenger-km, 10% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 358.20 million million passenger-km | 294.00 million million passenger-km | 397.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 585.90 million million passenger-km | 396.00 million million passenger-km | 808.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 597.10 million million passenger-km | 464.60 million million passenger-km | 676.64 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 260.10 million million passenger-km | 246.94 million million passenger-km | 273.27 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 65 Lithuania 329.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 66 Luxembourg 304.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 67 Estonia 290.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 69 Congo 266.47 million million passenger-km compare
- 70 Mozambique 246.80 million million passenger-km compare
- 71 Cameroon 225.37 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Georgia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.097 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.684 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0278 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3252 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2904 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1515 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Georgia?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Georgia was 273.27 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 808.00 million million passenger-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 246.94 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Georgia rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Georgia ranks 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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.