Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 2.34 billion in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
2.34 billion
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
42nd
of 101 countries
All-time high
2.34 billion
in 2017
All-time low
571.00 million
in 1998
Years of data
20
1995–2017

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan, 1995–2017

500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B2.5B1995200620171995: 1.9B1996: 2.1B1997: 958.0M1998: 571.0M1999: 701.0M2000: 943.0M2001: 1.1B2002: 1.1B2004: 1.3B2006: 1.4B2007: 1.6B2008: 1.7B2009: 1.7B2010: 1.8B2011: 1.8B2012: 1.8B2014: 1.8B2015: 2.3B2016: 2.3B2017: 2.3B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Turkmenistan recorded 2.34 billion for railways passengers carried passenger km in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 49.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan peaked at 2.34 billion in 2017 and was at its lowest, 571.00 million, in 1998.

Turkmenistan ranks 42nd of 101 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan, 1995 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1995 1.88 billion —
1996 2.10 billion +12.2%
1997 958.00 million -54.5%
1998 571.00 million -40.4%
1999 701.00 million +22.8%
2000 943.00 million +34.5%
2001 1.12 billion +18.6%
2002 1.12 billion +0.0%
2004 1.29 billion +15.0%
2006 1.44 billion +11.6%
2007 1.57 billion +9.4%
2008 1.69 billion +7.3%
2009 1.73 billion +2.4%
2010 1.81 billion +5.0%
2011 1.81 billion +0.0%
2012 1.81 billion +0.0%
2014 1.81 billion +0.0%
2015 2.33 billion +28.4%
2016 2.34 billion +0.4%
2017 2.34 billion +0.2%

Turkmenistan compared with similar countries

  • Turkmenistan's 2.34 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 4.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Turkmenistan's 2.34 billion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan 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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 -54.5% 2.10 billion 958.00 million
1998 -40.4% 958.00 million 571.00 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.24 billion 571.00 million 2.10 billion 5
2000s 1.36 billion 943.00 million 1.73 billion 8
2010s 2.04 billion 1.81 billion 2.34 billion 7

Countries ranked near Turkmenistan

  1. 39 Uzbekistan 3.13 billion compare
  2. 40 Portugal 2.91 billion compare
  3. 41 Finland 2.90 billion compare
  4. 43 Slovakia 2.05 billion compare
  5. 44 Israel 1.96 billion compare
  6. 45 Norway 1.78 billion compare

See the full ranking of 101 places →

More reference data data for Turkmenistan

All data for Turkmenistan →

Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan was 2.34 billion in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Turkmenistan?
The highest recorded value was 2.34 billion in 2017.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Turkmenistan?
The lowest recorded value was 571.00 million in 1998.
How does Turkmenistan rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Turkmenistan ranks 42nd out of 101 countries with data for 2017.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkmenistan 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan. Statizoid, drawing on Our World in Data. Retrieved 15 November 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/railways-passengers-carried-passenger-km/turkmenistan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/railways-passengers-carried-passenger-km/turkmenistan/">Railways passengers carried passenger km in Turkmenistan</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Railways passengers carried passenger km
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
101 places, 2,125 data points, 1995–2021
Last refreshed