Railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco

Morocco: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 4.46 billion in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
4.46 billion
Change on year
up 85.3%
World rank
36th
of 101 countries
All-time high
5.51 billion
in 2015
All-time low
1.56 billion
in 1995
Years of data
27
1995–2021

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco, 1995–2021

2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B6.0B1995200820211995: 1.6B1996: 1.8B1997: 1.9B1998: 1.9B1999: 1.9B2000: 2.0B2001: 2.0B2002: 2.1B2003: 2.4B2004: 2.6B2005: 3.0B2006: 3.3B2007: 3.7B2008: 3.8B2009: 4.2B2010: 4.4B2011: 4.8B2012: 5.1B2013: 5.4B2014: 5.4B2015: 5.5B2016: 5.2B2017: 4.9B2018: 4.5B2019: 4.8B2020: 2.4B2021: 4.5B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco is 4.46 billion, measured in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco peaked at 5.51 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.56 billion, in 1995.

Morocco ranks 36th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco, 1995 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1995 1.56 billion —
1996 1.78 billion +13.6%
1997 1.86 billion +4.5%
1998 1.88 billion +1.0%
1999 1.88 billion +0.3%
2000 1.96 billion +4.0%
2001 2.02 billion +3.2%
2002 2.15 billion +6.2%
2003 2.37 billion +10.7%
2004 2.64 billion +11.4%
2005 2.99 billion +13.0%
2006 3.33 billion +11.6%
2007 3.66 billion +9.8%
2008 3.82 billion +4.4%
2009 4.19 billion +9.7%
2010 4.40 billion +5.0%
2011 4.82 billion +9.6%
2012 5.11 billion +6.1%
2013 5.40 billion +5.5%
2014 5.45 billion +1.0%
2015 5.51 billion +1.1%
2016 5.21 billion -5.4%
2017 4.92 billion -5.5%
2018 4.47 billion -9.1%
2019 4.80 billion +7.3%
2020 2.41 billion -49.8%
2021 4.46 billion +85.3%

Morocco compared with similar countries

  • Morocco's 4.46 billion is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million, 25.7× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Morocco's 4.46 billion is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million, 4.8× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco 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 +85.3% 2.41 billion 4.46 billion
2020 -49.8% 4.80 billion 2.41 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.79 billion 1.56 billion 1.88 billion 5
2000s 2.91 billion 1.96 billion 4.19 billion 10
2010s 5.01 billion 4.40 billion 5.51 billion 10
2020s 3.44 billion 2.41 billion 4.46 billion 2

Countries ranked near Morocco

  1. 33 Romania 5.91 billion compare
  2. 34 Hungary 5.44 billion compare
  3. 35 Belarus 4.49 billion compare
  4. 37 Myanmar 4.16 billion compare
  5. 38 South Africa 3.50 billion compare
  6. 39 Uzbekistan 3.13 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Morocco was 4.46 billion in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Morocco?
The highest recorded value was 5.51 billion in 2015.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Morocco?
The lowest recorded value was 1.56 billion in 1995.
How does Morocco rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Morocco ranks 36th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Morocco?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Morocco 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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