Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay
Uruguay: Passenger-kilometers by rail was 8.00 million million passenger-km in 2015. ▼ Falling
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay, 1999–2015
Source: International Union of Railways (UIC) and OECD, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in million passenger-km.
Analysis
In 2015, passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay stood at 8.00 million million passenger-km. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay peaked at 17.00 million million passenger-km in 2006 and was at its lowest, 8.00 million million passenger-km, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 97th out of 101 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | million passenger-km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.00 million million passenger-km | — |
| 2000 | 9.00 million million passenger-km | -10.0% |
| 2001 | 9.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.00 million million passenger-km | -11.1% |
| 2003 | 11.00 million million passenger-km | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 11.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.00 million million passenger-km | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 17.00 million million passenger-km | +41.7% |
| 2007 | 15.00 million million passenger-km | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 8.00 million million passenger-km | -46.7% |
| 2015 | 8.00 million million passenger-km | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 8.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for high income countries, which is 5.44 billion million passenger-km, 0% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 8.00 million million passenger-km is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.01 billion million passenger-km, 1% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.00 million million passenger-km | 10.00 million million passenger-km | 10.00 million million passenger-km | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.50 million million passenger-km | 8.00 million million passenger-km | 17.00 million million passenger-km | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.00 million million passenger-km | 8.00 million million passenger-km | 8.00 million million passenger-km | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 94 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 95 Cote d'Ivoire 10.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 95 Madagascar 10.00 million million passenger-km compare
- 98 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.25 million million passenger-km compare
- 99 Zambia 4.18 million million passenger-km compare
- 100 Albania 812,000 million passenger-km compare
More reference data data for Uruguay
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2999 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3685 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2195 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 33.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.01 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay?
- Passenger-kilometers by rail in Uruguay was 8.00 million 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 17.00 million million passenger-km in 2006.
- What is the lowest passenger-kilometers by rail recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.00 million million passenger-km in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for passenger-kilometers by rail?
- Uruguay ranks 97th out of 101 countries with data for 2015.
- Is passenger-kilometers by rail rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.