Railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia
Malaysia: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 929.34 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia, 1995–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2020, railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia stood at 929.34 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 57.8% on the previous year and down 61.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia peaked at 2.50 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, 929.34 million, in 2020.
That places Malaysia 50th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.27 billion | — |
| 1996 | 1.37 billion | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 1.49 billion | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 1.40 billion | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.32 billion | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 1.22 billion | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 1.18 billion | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 2.26 billion | +91.0% |
| 2003 | 1.93 billion | -14.4% |
| 2004 | 1.93 billion | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.15 billion | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 2.12 billion | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.19 billion | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 2.27 billion | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 2.35 billion | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 2.41 billion | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 2.50 billion | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.32 billion | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 2.41 billion | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 1.99 billion | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 1.96 billion | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 2.34 billion | +19.3% |
| 2017 | 2.47 billion | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 2.32 billion | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.20 billion | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 929.34 million | -57.8% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 929.34 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 1.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 929.34 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.16 billion, 22% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +91.0% | 1.18 billion | 2.26 billion |
| 2020 | -57.8% | 2.20 billion | 929.34 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.37 billion | 1.27 billion | 1.49 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.96 billion | 1.18 billion | 2.35 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.29 billion | 1.96 billion | 2.50 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 929.34 million | 929.34 million | 929.34 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More reference data data for Malaysia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5869 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1487 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8098 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia?
- Railways passengers carried passenger km in Malaysia was 929.34 million in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 billion in 2011.
- What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 929.34 million in 2020.
- How does Malaysia rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
- Malaysia ranks 50th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 61.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Railways passengers carried passenger km. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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