Passenger-kilometers by rail in Greece
Greece: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 653.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
653.00 million million passenger-km
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
54th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.93 billion million passenger-km
in 2007
All-time low
640.00 million million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 653.00 million million passenger-km.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Greece peaked at 1.93 billion million passenger-km in 2007 and was at its lowest, 640.00 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Greece 54th out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Greece, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.57 billion million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 1.75 billion million passenger-km | +11.7% |
| 1997 | 1.81 billion million passenger-km | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.55 billion million passenger-km | -14.4% |
| 1999 | 1.88 billion million passenger-km | +21.3% |
| 2000 | 1.63 billion million passenger-km | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 1.80 billion million passenger-km | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 1.84 billion million passenger-km | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.57 billion million passenger-km | -14.3% |
| 2004 | 1.67 billion million passenger-km | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 1.85 billion million passenger-km | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 1.81 billion million passenger-km | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.93 billion million passenger-km | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 1.66 billion million passenger-km | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 1.41 billion million passenger-km | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 1.34 billion million passenger-km | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 958.00 million million passenger-km | -28.3% |
| 2012 | 832.00 million million passenger-km | -13.2% |
| 2013 | 755.00 million million passenger-km | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 1.07 billion million passenger-km | +42.0% |
| 2015 | 1.26 billion million passenger-km | +17.8% |
| 2016 | 1.19 billion million passenger-km | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.11 billion million passenger-km | -7.0% |
| 2018 | 1.10 billion million passenger-km | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.25 billion million passenger-km | +13.4% |
| 2020 | 640.00 million million passenger-km | -48.9% |
| 2021 | 653.00 million million passenger-km | +2.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 653.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 billion million passenger-km, 12% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Greece's 653.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion million passenger-km, 25% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 billion million passenger-km | 1.55 billion million passenger-km | 1.88 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.72 billion million passenger-km | 1.41 billion million passenger-km | 1.93 billion million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 billion million passenger-km | 755.00 million million passenger-km | 1.34 billion million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 646.50 million million passenger-km | 640.00 million million passenger-km | 653.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 51 Ireland 870.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 52 New Zealand 802.03 million million passenger-km compare
- 53 Chile 738.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 55 Tunisia 633.33 million million passenger-km compare
- 56 Slovenia 542.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 57 Croatia 540.00 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Greece?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Greece was 653.00 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 billion million passenger-km in 2007.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 640.00 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Greece ranks 54th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece 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.