Passenger-kilometers by rail in Montenegro
Montenegro: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 27.80 million million passenger-km in 2020. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Montenegro, 2001–2020
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 27.80 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 58.2% on the previous year and down 69.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Montenegro peaked at 215.00 million million passenger-km in 2001 and was at its lowest, 27.80 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
That places Montenegro 89th out of 101 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 215.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 2002 | 192.00 million million passenger-km | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 192.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 164.00 million million passenger-km | -14.6% |
| 2005 | 122.00 million million passenger-km | -25.6% |
| 2006 | 108.00 million million passenger-km | -11.5% |
| 2007 | 121.88 million million passenger-km | +12.9% |
| 2008 | 101.13 million million passenger-km | -17.0% |
| 2009 | 99.00 million million passenger-km | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 90.70 million million passenger-km | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 65.10 million million passenger-km | -28.2% |
| 2012 | 62.00 million million passenger-km | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 73.40 million million passenger-km | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 76.14 million million passenger-km | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 80.60 million million passenger-km | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 83.90 million million passenger-km | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 59.90 million million passenger-km | -28.6% |
| 2018 | 66.70 million million passenger-km | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 66.50 million million passenger-km | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 27.80 million million passenger-km | -58.2% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 27.80 million million passenger-km is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million million passenger-km, 6% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 27.80 million million passenger-km is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion million passenger-km, 1% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 146.11 million million passenger-km | 99.00 million million passenger-km | 215.00 million million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.49 million million passenger-km | 59.90 million million passenger-km | 90.70 million million passenger-km | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.80 million million passenger-km | 27.80 million million passenger-km | 27.80 million million passenger-km | 1 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 86 Benin 66.00 million million passenger-km
- 87 Armenia 55.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 88 Cambodia 45.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 90 North Macedonia 25.35 million million passenger-km compare
- 91 Moldova 23.30 million million passenger-km compare
- 92 Tajikistan 21.70 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Montenegro?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Montenegro was 27.80 million million passenger-km in 2020, 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 215.00 million million passenger-km in 2001.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.80 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Montenegro rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Montenegro ranks 89th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Montenegro 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.