Passenger-kilometers by rail in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 7.41 billion million passenger-km in 2015. ▲ Rising
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Sri Lanka, 1995–2015
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 Sri Lanka is 7.41 billion million passenger-km, 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, passenger-kilometers by rail in Sri Lanka peaked at 7.41 billion million passenger-km in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.10 billion million passenger-km, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.18 billion million passenger-km | 3.10 billion million passenger-km | 3.32 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 4.19 billion million passenger-km | 3.21 billion million passenger-km | 4.77 billion million passenger-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 5.82 billion million passenger-km | 4.57 billion million passenger-km | 7.41 billion million passenger-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 25 Austria 8.43 billion million passenger-km compare
- 26 Argentina 8.36 billion million passenger-km compare
- 27 Sweden 8.01 billion million passenger-km compare
- 29 Belgium 6.97 billion million passenger-km compare
- 30 Czechia 6.82 billion million passenger-km compare
- 31 Denmark 6.56 billion million passenger-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Sri Lanka?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Sri Lanka was 7.41 billion million passenger-km in 2015, 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 7.41 billion million passenger-km in 2015.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.10 billion million passenger-km in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail 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 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.