Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 7.41 billion in 2015. ▲ Rising
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka, 1995–2015
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka is 7.41 billion, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 70.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.41 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.10 billion, in 1996.
Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.32 billion | — |
| 1996 | 3.10 billion | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 3.15 billion | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 3.24 billion | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 3.10 billion | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 3.21 billion | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 3.98 billion | +24.0% |
| 2002 | 4.08 billion | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 4.26 billion | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.68 billion | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 4.36 billion | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 4.77 billion | +9.4% |
| 2011 | 4.57 billion | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 5.04 billion | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 6.26 billion | +24.2% |
| 2015 | 7.41 billion | +18.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 7.41 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 14.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.18 billion | 3.10 billion | 3.32 billion | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.19 billion | 3.21 billion | 4.77 billion | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.82 billion | 4.57 billion | 7.41 billion | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka?
- Railways passengers carried passenger km in Sri Lanka was 7.41 billion in 2015, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 billion in 2015.
- What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 billion in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
- Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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