Railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia

Mongolia: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 91.00 million in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
91.00 million
Change on year
down 84.3%
World rank
82nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
1.49 billion
in 2012
All-time low
91.00 million
in 2021
Years of data
25
1995–2021

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia, 1995–2021

0500.0M1.0B1.5B1995200820211995: 680.0M1996: 744.0M1997: 957.0M1998: 982.0M1999: 1.0B2000: 1.1B2001: 1.1B2002: 1.1B2003: 1.0B2004: 1.2B2006: 1.3B2007: 1.4B2008: 1.4B2009: 1.0B2010: 1.2B2011: 1.4B2012: 1.5B2013: 1.4B2014: 1.2B2015: 996.7M2016: 956.0M2017: 973.0M2019: 1.1B2020: 580.0M2021: 91.0M

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia is 91.00 million, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of down 84.3% on the previous year and down 93.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia peaked at 1.49 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.00 million, in 2021.

That places Mongolia 82nd out of 101 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia, 1995 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1995 680.00 million —
1996 744.00 million +9.4%
1997 957.00 million +28.6%
1998 982.00 million +2.6%
1999 1.01 billion +3.2%
2000 1.07 billion +5.6%
2001 1.07 billion +0.2%
2002 1.07 billion +0.1%
2003 1.04 billion -3.2%
2004 1.23 billion +18.2%
2006 1.29 billion +4.9%
2007 1.41 billion +9.1%
2008 1.40 billion -0.4%
2009 1.01 billion -28.0%
2010 1.22 billion +21.0%
2011 1.40 billion +14.7%
2012 1.49 billion +6.1%
2013 1.39 billion -6.1%
2014 1.19 billion -14.3%
2015 996.74 million -16.6%
2016 956.00 million -4.1%
2017 973.00 million +1.8%
2019 1.11 billion +14.3%
2020 580.00 million -47.8%
2021 91.00 million -84.3%

Mongolia compared with similar countries

  • Mongolia's 91.00 million is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Mongolia's 91.00 million is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.16 billion, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia 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.

YearChange FromTo
2021 -84.3% 580.00 million 91.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 875.20 million 680.00 million 1.01 billion 5
2000s 1.18 billion 1.01 billion 1.41 billion 9
2010s 1.19 billion 956.00 million 1.49 billion 9
2020s 335.50 million 91.00 million 580.00 million 2

Countries ranked near Mongolia

  1. 79 Azerbaijan 104.00 million compare
  2. 80 Iraq 99.68 million compare
  3. 81 Botswana 94.00 million compare
  4. 83 Gabon 87.00 million compare
  5. 84 Ghana 85.00 million compare
  6. 85 Sudan 81.50 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Mongolia was 91.00 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 1.49 billion in 2012.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 91.00 million in 2021.
How does Mongolia rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is down 93.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mongolia 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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Indicator
Railways passengers carried passenger km
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
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