Passenger-kilometers by rail in Kenya
Kenya: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 109.24 million million passenger-km in 2007. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Kenya, 1995–2007
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 2007, passenger-kilometers by rail in Kenya stood at 109.24 million million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is down 51.7% on the previous year and down 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Kenya peaked at 408.00 million million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 109.24 million million passenger-km, in 2007.
Kenya ranks 78th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 366.76 million million passenger-km | 302.00 million million passenger-km | 408.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 189.63 million million passenger-km | 109.24 million million passenger-km | 288.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 75 Djibouti 145.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 134.65 million million passenger-km compare
- 77 Senegal 129.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 104.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 80 Iraq 99.68 million million passenger-km compare
- 81 Botswana 94.00 million million passenger-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Kenya?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Kenya was 109.24 million million passenger-km in 2007, 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 408.00 million million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.24 million million passenger-km in 2007.
- How does Kenya rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Kenya ranks 78th out of 101 countries with data for 2007.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kenya 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.