Passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia
Mongolia: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 91.00 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia, 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
The most recent figure for passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia is 91.00 million million passenger-km, 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, passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia peaked at 1.49 billion million passenger-km in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.00 million million passenger-km, 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.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 680.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 744.00 million million passenger-km | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 957.00 million million passenger-km | +28.6% |
| 1998 | 982.00 million million passenger-km | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.01 billion million passenger-km | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 1.07 billion million passenger-km | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 1.07 billion million passenger-km | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.07 billion million passenger-km | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.04 billion million passenger-km | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.23 billion million passenger-km | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 1.29 billion million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2007 | 1.41 billion million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.40 billion million passenger-km | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 billion million passenger-km | -28.0% |
| 2010 | 1.22 billion million passenger-km | +21.0% |
| 2011 | 1.40 billion million passenger-km | +14.7% |
| 2012 | 1.49 billion million passenger-km | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 1.39 billion million passenger-km | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 1.19 billion million passenger-km | -14.3% |
| 2015 | 996.74 million million passenger-km | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 956.00 million million passenger-km | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 973.00 million million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.11 billion million passenger-km | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 580.00 million million passenger-km | -47.8% |
| 2021 | 91.00 million million passenger-km | -84.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 91.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million million passenger-km, 18% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 91.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.16 billion million passenger-km, 2% of the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger-kilometers by rail 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | -84.3% | 580.00 million million passenger-km | 91.00 million million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 875.20 million million passenger-km | 680.00 million million passenger-km | 1.01 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.18 billion million passenger-km | 1.01 billion million passenger-km | 1.41 billion million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.19 billion million passenger-km | 956.00 million million passenger-km | 1.49 billion million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2020s | 335.50 million million passenger-km | 91.00 million million passenger-km | 580.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 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
- 83 Gabon 87.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 84 Ghana 85.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 85 Sudan 81.50 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Mongolia was 91.00 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 billion million passenger-km in 2012.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.00 million million passenger-km in 2021.
- How does Mongolia rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Mongolia ranks 82nd out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail 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 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.