Railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine

Ukraine: Railways passengers carried passenger km was 10.70 billion in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
10.70 billion
Change on year
down 62.4%
World rank
20th
of 101 countries
All-time high
63.75 billion
in 1995
All-time low
10.70 billion
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine, 1995–2020

20.0B40.0B60.0B1995200720201995: 63.8B1996: 59.1B1997: 54.4B1998: 49.9B1999: 47.6B2000: 51.8B2001: 49.7B2002: 50.5B2003: 52.6B2004: 51.7B2005: 52.7B2006: 53.2B2007: 53.1B2008: 53.1B2009: 48.3B2010: 50.2B2011: 50.6B2012: 49.3B2013: 49.0B2014: 35.9B2015: 35.4B2016: 36.8B2017: 28.1B2018: 28.7B2019: 28.4B2020: 10.7B

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine stood at 10.70 billion. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 62.4% on the previous year and down 78.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine peaked at 63.75 billion in 1995 and was at its lowest, 10.70 billion, in 2020.

Ukraine ranks 20th of 101 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine, year by year

Annual values for Railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 63.75 billion —
1996 59.08 billion -7.3%
1997 54.43 billion -7.9%
1998 49.94 billion -8.3%
1999 47.60 billion -4.7%
2000 51.77 billion +8.8%
2001 49.66 billion -4.1%
2002 50.54 billion +1.8%
2003 52.56 billion +4.0%
2004 51.73 billion -1.6%
2005 52.66 billion +1.8%
2006 53.23 billion +1.1%
2007 53.09 billion -0.3%
2008 53.06 billion -0.1%
2009 48.33 billion -8.9%
2010 50.25 billion +4.0%
2011 50.59 billion +0.7%
2012 49.33 billion -2.5%
2013 48.98 billion -0.7%
2014 35.87 billion -26.8%
2015 35.37 billion -1.4%
2016 36.84 billion +4.2%
2017 28.07 billion -23.8%
2018 28.68 billion +2.2%
2019 28.41 billion -0.9%
2020 10.70 billion -62.4%

Ukraine compared with similar countries

  • Ukraine's 10.70 billion is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 503.54 million, 21.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Ukraine's 10.70 billion is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.62 billion, 4.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine 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
2020 -62.4% 28.41 billion 10.70 billion

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.96 billion 47.60 billion 63.75 billion 5
2000s 51.66 billion 48.33 billion 53.23 billion 10
2010s 39.24 billion 28.07 billion 50.59 billion 10
2020s 10.70 billion 10.70 billion 10.70 billion 1

Countries ranked near Ukraine

  1. 17 United States 12.46 billion compare
  2. 18 Iran 11.23 billion compare
  3. 19 Netherlands 10.90 billion compare
  4. 21 Turkey 10.68 billion compare
  5. 22 Bangladesh 10.04 billion compare
  6. 23 Australia 9.33 billion compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine?
Railways passengers carried passenger km in Ukraine was 10.70 billion in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Ukraine?
The highest recorded value was 63.75 billion in 1995.
What is the lowest railways passengers carried passenger km recorded in Ukraine?
The lowest recorded value was 10.70 billion in 2020.
How does Ukraine rank for railways passengers carried passenger km?
Ukraine ranks 20th out of 101 countries with data for 2020.
Is railways passengers carried passenger km rising or falling in Ukraine?
Over the last ten years it is down 78.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ukraine 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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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
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