Passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia
Tunisia: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 633.33 million million passenger-km in 2021. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia, 1995–2021
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
Tunisia recorded 633.33 million million passenger-km for passenger-kilometers by rail in 2021.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and down 43.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia peaked at 1.53 billion million passenger-km in 2010 and was at its lowest, 581.23 million million passenger-km, in 2020.
Tunisia ranks 55th of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 996.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 1996 | 988.00 million million passenger-km | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 1.10 billion million passenger-km | +10.9% |
| 1998 | 1.14 billion million passenger-km | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 1.19 billion million passenger-km | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 1.26 billion million passenger-km | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 1.28 billion million passenger-km | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.26 billion million passenger-km | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.24 billion million passenger-km | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.29 billion million passenger-km | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 1.32 billion million passenger-km | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.41 billion million passenger-km | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 1.49 billion million passenger-km | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 1.49 billion million passenger-km | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1.53 billion million passenger-km | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.11 billion million passenger-km | -27.4% |
| 2014 | 1.30 billion million passenger-km | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 1.25 billion million passenger-km | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 1.24 billion million passenger-km | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.16 billion million passenger-km | -5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.11 billion million passenger-km | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.02 billion million passenger-km | -7.8% |
| 2020 | 581.23 million million passenger-km | -43.2% |
| 2021 | 633.33 million million passenger-km | +9.0% |
Tunisia compared with similar countries
- Tunisia's 633.33 million million passenger-km is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 173.63 million million passenger-km, 3.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Tunisia's 633.33 million million passenger-km is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 928.17 million million passenger-km, 68% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -43.2% | 1.02 billion million passenger-km | 581.23 million million passenger-km |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.08 billion million passenger-km | 988.00 million million passenger-km | 1.19 billion million passenger-km | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.34 billion million passenger-km | 1.24 billion million passenger-km | 1.49 billion million passenger-km | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.22 billion million passenger-km | 1.02 billion million passenger-km | 1.53 billion million passenger-km | 8 |
| 2020s | 607.28 million million passenger-km | 581.23 million million passenger-km | 633.33 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
- 52 New Zealand 802.03 million million passenger-km compare
- 53 Chile 738.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 54 Greece 653.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 56 Slovenia 542.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 57 Croatia 540.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 58 Canada 536.00 million million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Tunisia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.148 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1317 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4961 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7169 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Tunisia was 633.33 million million passenger-km in 2021, 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.53 billion million passenger-km in 2010.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 581.23 million million passenger-km in 2020.
- How does Tunisia rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Tunisia ranks 55th out of 101 countries with data for 2021.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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The number of passengers transported by rail, multiplied by the kilometers traveled. This is measured in passenger-kilometers.