Passenger-kilometers by rail in Thailand
Thailand: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 6.02 billion million passenger-km in 2017. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Thailand, 1995–2017
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2017, passenger-kilometers by rail in Thailand stood at 6.02 billion million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Thailand peaked at 12.97 billion million passenger-km in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.02 billion million passenger-km, in 2017.
Thailand ranks 32nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.56 billion million passenger-km | 9.89 billion million passenger-km | 12.97 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.62 billion million passenger-km | 8.04 billion million passenger-km | 10.38 billion million passenger-km | 7 |
| 2010s | 7.11 billion million passenger-km | 6.02 billion million passenger-km | 8.19 billion million passenger-km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 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
- 33 Romania 5.91 billion million passenger-km compare
- 34 Hungary 5.44 billion million passenger-km compare
- 35 Belarus 4.49 billion million passenger-km compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Thailand?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Thailand was 6.02 billion million passenger-km in 2017, 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.97 billion million passenger-km in 1995.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.02 billion million passenger-km in 2017.
- How does Thailand rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Thailand ranks 32nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Thailand 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.