Passenger-kilometers by rail in Latvia
Latvia: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 360.80 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Latvia, 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
Latvia recorded 360.80 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.6% on the previous year and down 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Latvia peaked at 1.37 billion million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 360.80 million million passenger-km, in 2021.
That places Latvia 63rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 billion million passenger-km | 984.00 million million passenger-km | 1.37 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 831.40 million million passenger-km | 706.00 million million passenger-km | 992.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 663.10 million million passenger-km | 584.00 million million passenger-km | 749.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 386.90 million million passenger-km | 360.80 million million passenger-km | 413.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Latvia?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Latvia was 360.80 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.37 billion million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 360.80 million million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Latvia rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Latvia ranks 63rd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia 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.