Passenger-kilometers by rail in Lithuania
Lithuania: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 329.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Latest (2021)
329.00 million million passenger-km
Change on year
up 26.5%
World rank
65th
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.13 billion million passenger-km
in 1995
All-time low
260.00 million million passenger-km
in 2020
Years of data
27
1995–2021
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Lithuania, 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
Lithuania recorded 329.00 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.5% on the previous year and down 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Lithuania peaked at 1.13 billion million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 260.00 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Lithuania 65th 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 Lithuania, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.13 billion million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 954.00 million million passenger-km | -15.6% |
| 1997 | 842.00 million million passenger-km | -11.7% |
| 1998 | 800.00 million million passenger-km | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 745.00 million million passenger-km | -6.9% |
| 2000 | 611.00 million million passenger-km | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 533.00 million million passenger-km | -12.8% |
| 2002 | 498.00 million million passenger-km | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 432.00 million million passenger-km | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 443.00 million million passenger-km | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 428.00 million million passenger-km | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 431.00 million million passenger-km | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 409.00 million million passenger-km | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 398.00 million million passenger-km | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 357.00 million million passenger-km | -10.3% |
| 2010 | 373.00 million million passenger-km | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 389.00 million million passenger-km | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 403.00 million million passenger-km | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 391.00 million million passenger-km | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 373.00 million million passenger-km | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 361.00 million million passenger-km | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 396.00 million million passenger-km | +9.7% |
| 2017 | 424.00 million million passenger-km | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 468.00 million million passenger-km | +10.4% |
| 2019 | 479.00 million million passenger-km | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 260.00 million million passenger-km | -45.7% |
| 2021 | 329.00 million million passenger-km | +26.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 329.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 billion million passenger-km, 6% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 329.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion million passenger-km, 13% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 894.20 million million passenger-km | 745.00 million million passenger-km | 1.13 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 454.00 million million passenger-km | 357.00 million million passenger-km | 611.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2010s | 405.70 million million passenger-km | 361.00 million million passenger-km | 479.00 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 294.50 million million passenger-km | 260.00 million million passenger-km | 329.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 62 Philippines 384.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 63 Latvia 360.80 million million passenger-km compare
- 64 Algeria 348.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 66 Luxembourg 304.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 67 Estonia 290.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 68 Georgia 273.27 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Lithuania?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Lithuania was 329.00 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 Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.13 billion million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 260.00 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Lithuania ranks 65th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania 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.