Passenger-kilometers by rail in Senegal
Senegal: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 129.00 million million passenger-km in 2006. ▲ Rising
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Senegal, 1995–2006
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 129.00 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2006.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Senegal peaked at 174.00 million million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 63.00 million million passenger-km, in 1998.
Senegal ranks 77th of 101 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.80 million million passenger-km | 63.00 million million passenger-km | 174.00 million million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 135.43 million million passenger-km | 129.00 million million passenger-km | 138.00 million million passenger-km | 7 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 74 Nigeria 173.63 million million passenger-km compare
- 75 Djibouti 145.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 76 Saudi Arabia 134.65 million million passenger-km compare
- 78 Kenya 109.24 million million passenger-km compare
- 79 Azerbaijan 104.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 80 Iraq 99.68 million million passenger-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Senegal?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Senegal was 129.00 million million passenger-km in 2006, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 174.00 million million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.00 million million passenger-km in 1998.
- How does Senegal rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Senegal ranks 77th out of 101 countries with data for 2006.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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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About this data
The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.